Pierregourde Castle
| Pierregourde Castle | |
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 The Pierregourde castle ruins |
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| Creation time : | 13th Century |
| Castle type : | Hilltop castle |
| Conservation status: | ruin |
| Place: | Gilhac-et-Bruzac |
| Geographical location | 44 ° 50 '50 " N , 4 ° 44' 18" E |
The castle Pierregourde (French: Château de Pierregourde ) is the ruins of a hilltop castle on the territory of the municipality Gilhac-et-Bruzac in the French Ardèche , about twelve kilometers south-west of Valence . It was built in the 13th century and destroyed in 1630 at the instigation of Cardinal Richelieu . The castle can be reached from Saint-Laurent-du-Pape via a narrow mountain road; from the parking lot you have to walk two kilometers. From the ruins you have a good view of the Vercors , the Mont Ventoux , the Trois Becs and the valleys of the Eyrieux and the Rhône .
Web links
Commons : Pierregourde Castle - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Pierregourde Castle on casteland.com (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pierregourde Castle on casteland.com , accessed June 13, 2018.
- ↑ Information on the community of Gilhac-et-Bruzac and the Pierregourde Castle on medarus.org , accessed on June 13, 2018.