Ruin
Forteresse de Mornas
🇫🇷 France
The fortress of Mornas, in the Vaucluse department, stands on a rocky spur on the left bank of the Rhône, overlooking the village of Mornas at its foot and the surrounding country. It was of major importance from antiquity until the French Revolution, after which it fell into ruin. It was rediscovered in the last third of the 19th century and has since 1978 been the subject of extensive restoration by Les Amis de Mornas, a heritage conservation association.
Machine-translated from “Forteresse de Mornas” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forteresse de Mornas ranks #3,970 of 7,787 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #310 of the 516 mapped in France. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 4,335 times in the last 60 days, more than 82% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forteresse de Mornas?
Forteresse de Mornas stands in France, at 44.2055°, 4.72913°.
How famous is Forteresse de Mornas?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,970 of 7,787 worldwide, and #310 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 Forteresse de Mornas?
Château d'Aiguèze, about 18 km away.
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