When was the château de Londres built?

The castle was probably rebuilt in the sixteenth century, although the site had fortifications as early as the thirteenth century.

Who owned the castle for several centuries?

The lordship belonged to the Roquefeuil family, whose member Jean de Roquefeuil held the title of lord of London in the sixteenth century.

What does the 1978 order protect?

The listing covers the castle's facades and roofs, as well as the fireplace and two painted ceilings on the first and second floors.

Château de Londres

Londres Castle

Notre-Dame-de-Londres

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Where: Notre-Dame-de-Londres

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Château de Londres stands in Notre-Dame-de-Londres (Hérault), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built in the sixteenth century on the remains of medieval fortifications, this castle of the Roquefeuil family occupies the northern part of the village of Notre-Dame-de-Londres. Its defensive architecture combines two imposing rectangular towers at the northeast and southwest corners with two round turrets at the opposite angles, completed by corbelled wall-walks. Once connected to the neighboring chapel by an enclosed passage, it bears within its interiors the trace of later modifications, notably the opening of windows in the eighteenth century and the preservation of two painted ceilings from the following century.

What to know

The defensive structure responds to tensions from sixteenth-century civil wars, with defenses particularly oriented toward the northern town.
The interior contains two painted ceilings from the seventeenth century, which are protected as historical monuments.
The original rectangular towers were preserved and reinforced during the sixteenth-century reconstruction work.

Where this château is

Notre-Dame-de-Londres · Hérault · Occitanie

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Address

Notre-Dame-de-Londres, Hérault

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00103619
Period of construction: 16th century, 17th century

Frequently asked

When was the château de Londres built?: The castle was probably rebuilt in the sixteenth century, although the site had fortifications as early as the thirteenth century.
Who owned the castle for several centuries?: The lordship belonged to the Roquefeuil family, whose member Jean de Roquefeuil held the title of lord of London in the sixteenth century.
What does the 1978 order protect?: The listing covers the castle's facades and roofs, as well as the fireplace and two painted ceilings on the first and second floors.