What is the origin of the Château de Cazouls-d'Hérault?

It was founded as a Templar commandery at the beginning of the 13th century and later became a Hospitaller commandery.

From which period do the current buildings date?

They result from successive alterations in the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries, built upon 13th century foundations.

What architectural features characterise the château?

A round basalt tower topped with machicolations, a corbelled corner turret, a chapel, and remains of the enclosure wall with a small gate and gun loops.

Is the château a protected monument?

Yes, it is listed as a historic monument, partly since 1979 and in its entirety with the park since 2011.

Château de Cazouls-d'Hérault

Cazouls-d'Hérault Castle

Cazouls-d'Hérault

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Château de Cazouls-d'Hérault stands in Cazouls-d'Hérault (Hérault), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 17th century, 18th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

In the village of Cazouls-d'Hérault stands a former Templar, later Hospitaller commandery, its quadrangular layout reshaped across several building campaigns from the 13th to the 18th century. The most distinctive features are the round basalt tower topped with machicolations and the corner turret hanging on a corbelled base. A chapel adjoins the south side, remnants of the old enclosure wall include a small gate and gun loops, and the whole sits within a wooded park now protected as a listed historic monument.

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The château is listed as a historic monument, with specific elements protected since 1979 and the whole building and park since 2011.
Its origins go back to a Templar commandery founded at the very beginning of the 13th century, later passed to the Hospitaller order.
The present buildings result from successive campaigns in the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries, arranged around a quadrangular plan.
The round machicolated tower and the corbelled corner turret, partly built in basalt, remain the most visible features from outside.
The château stands in the village of Cazouls-d'Hérault, in the Hérault department.

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Where this château is

Cazouls-d'Hérault · Hérault · Occitanie

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1 All. des Marronniers, 34120 Cazouls-d'Hérault

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+33 6 85 20 98 76

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00103420
Period of construction: 15th century, 17th century, 18th century

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What is the origin of the Château de Cazouls-d'Hérault?: It was founded as a Templar commandery at the beginning of the 13th century and later became a Hospitaller commandery.
From which period do the current buildings date?: They result from successive alterations in the 15th, 17th and 18th centuries, built upon 13th century foundations.
What architectural features characterise the château?: A round basalt tower topped with machicolations, a corbelled corner turret, a chapel, and remains of the enclosure wall with a small gate and gun loops.
Is the château a protected monument?: Yes, it is listed as a historic monument, partly since 1979 and in its entirety with the park since 2011.