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Tour de Constance

🇫🇷 France · 16th century

Tour de Constance in France
Photo: Ingo Mehling · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The Tour de Constance is a fortification located in the walled town of Aigues-Mortes, in the department of Gard, in the Occitanie region of France. The summit terrace is topped by a watchtower turret which, from the 13th to the 16th century, served as a lighthouse.

Machine-translated from “Tour de Constance” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tour de Constance ranks #3,829 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #299 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded c. 1550, it is older than 39% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 827 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,111 times in the last 60 days, more than 69% of the atlas. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Tour de Constance?

Tour de Constance stands in France, at 43.56848°, 4.1897°.

When was Tour de Constance built?

The atlas dates its founding to c. 1550. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.

How famous is Tour de Constance?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #3,829 of 8,764 worldwide, and #299 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 Tour de Constance?

Château de Flaugergues, about 22 km away.

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