Goudet
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Haute Loire | |
| Arrondissement | Le Puy-en-Velay | |
| Canton | Mézenc | |
| Community association | Mézenc-Loire-Meygal | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 53 ' N , 3 ° 56' E | |
| height | 733-1,018 m | |
| surface | 4.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 60 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 43150 | |
| INSEE code | 43101 | |
Goudet is a French municipality with 60 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Loire in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Le Puy-en-Velay and the canton of Mézenc .
history
Around 850 a hermitage was founded in what is now Le Clos , which was later destroyed. In the 13th century Goudet received the Château de Beaufort, a fortress that was destroyed during the Hundred Years War and rebuilt in the 15th century.
Population development
- 1962: 81
- 1968: 92
- 1975: 82
- 1982: 80
- 1990: 65
- 1999: 63
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre church
- Beaufort Castle
- Tour Le Pipet
- Antoune Celtic Camp (three kilometers away)
Beaufort Castle
The Beaufort Castle Château de Beaufort was built around 1200 and is the second castle on the Loire after that of Arlempdes . It is on the banks of the Loire and by a stream called La Fouragette on a rock, so it dominated all the streets of Goudet. The castle was owned by the Lords of Beaufort, even in the 18th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, the complex was left to decay without having been destroyed during the revolution. The stones of the building were used by the local residents for their own new buildings. Until the French Revolution the castle was called Beaufort, now it bears the name of the place.
Parts of the ruin were renovated between 2000 and 2005 and today it is privately inhabited. The castle is open to the public once a year.
