Ruin
Château de Lastours
🇫🇷 France · 12th century
The Château de Lastours (Limousin: Chasteu de Las Tors) is a ruined castle in the commune of Rilhac-Lastours in the Haute-Vienne département of France.
Construction began in the 12th century. Today in ruins, it was the former seat of the seigneurs and later barons of Lastours. It still has several corner towers and the base of the keep, altered in the 16th century. A voluntary association, over several decades, restored the castle, one of the high points of Limousin history.
It has been listed since 1956 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
Text adapted from “Château de Lastours” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Lastours ranks #5,065 of 7,044 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #400 of the 456 mapped in France. Founded c. 1150, it is older than 81% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 510 atlas entries founded in the 12th century. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Château de Lastours?
Château de Lastours stands in France, at 45.64944°, 1.12111°.
When was Château de Lastours built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1150. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Château de Lastours?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,065 of 7,044 worldwide, and #400 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 Lastours?
Château de Châlus-Chabrol, about 11 km away.
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