The Castries castle (fr. Château de Castries) located in Castries, 15 km east of Montpellier, in Hérault department, Occitania, France. Castries got its name from an ancient roman castrum built on the Via Domitia. The estate has belonged to the House of Castries…

The Mogère castle (fr. Château de la Mogère) is a mansion near the city of Montpellier in Hérault department, Occitania, France. It is one of many folies (country houses) on the outskirts of Montpellier, built by wealthy merchants in the 18th century. Designed…

Castle of Flaugergues (fr. Château de Flaugergues) is a residential house near Montpellier in Hérault department, Occitania, France.  The château has been a Monument historique since 1986. The Château de Flaugergues is the oldest of Montpellier’s “Folies”…

The Girard castle (fr. Château de Girard), formerly named the Château des Muret, is a castle built in Mèze, in Hérault department, Occitania, France. The Château de Girard dates from the 17th century. The chateau is in Languedoc Classicism style. The castle…

Built for the first time in the 11th and 12th centuries, the fortified complex of Cournonterral was located at the top of the hill overlooking the Coulazou (on an ancient place of occupation, near an abundant source). Cournonterral is a commune located in…

The Maureilhan castle (fr. Château à Maureilhan) is situated in the small town of Maureilhan. Maureilhan is a commune located in the southwest of Hérault department, Occitania, France. The town of Maureilhan is located in the township of Capestang part of…

Agel Castle (fr. châteaux D’Agel) is a medieval castle in the center of the Languedoc region with a long history stretching back before the Cathar period. Château d’Agel is an ancient fortress dating from the early 17th century, transformed in the 16th and…

The Durban castle (fr. Château de Durban) is a ruined castle in the village of Durban-Corbières in the Aude département of southwestern France (Occitania). The castle was built on Roman remains in the 11th century for the lords of Durban, first mentioned…