Castle
Château de Gavaudun
🇫🇷 France · 13th century
The Château de Gavaudun is a castle in the village of Gavaudun (Lot-et-Garonne, France) on the river Lède, near the Périgord noir region. It was built on a rocky spur and overhangs the river. The lofty 13th century keep rises 25m above the level of the rock.
In the vicinity are the Château de Bonaguil and the Château de Biron.
The castle was built during the 12th and the 13th centuries, on the main road between Périgord and Agenais.
The bishop of Périgueux besieged it and destroyed it for the first time in 1165.
During the Hundred Years' War it was of central importance in the conflict between England and France.
The Château de Gavaudun has been listed by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique since 1862.
Text adapted from “Château de Gavaudun” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Gavaudun ranks #5,187 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #401 of the 525 mapped in France. Founded c. 1250, it is older than 69% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 861 atlas entries founded in the 13th century. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. It is one of the 21 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of the Dordogne. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Gavaudun?
Château de Gavaudun stands in France, at 44.56028°, 0.88833°.
When was Château de Gavaudun built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1250. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Gavaudun?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,187 of 8,134 worldwide, and #401 in France. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Château de Gavaudun?
Château de Biron, about 8 km away.
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