# Château de Picomtal

Crots, Hautes-Alpes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Château de Picomtal stands in Crots (Hautes-Alpes), in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century, 14th century, 16th century, 19th century). Adult admission costs 12 EUR. Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on September 4, 2026.

In Crots, in the Hautes-Alpes, the château de Picomtal raises its medieval towers above the Durance valley. Born from a 13th-century keep and enlarged over the centuries into its present shape, it holds a chapel decorated with frescoes painted in 1892 and a garden inspired by Provençal design, awarded a national prize in 2015. Visitors also learn the singular story of Joachim Martin, a carpenter who entrusted his writings to floorboards in the 1880s, only found again during renovation work more than a century later.

**Information last verified on September 4, 2026.**

## Prices

- Adult : 12 EUR
- Child : 0 EUR

## Practical information

- Visit duration : 90 min
- Wheelchair access : Full visit accessible

## Where this château is

- Av. du Château, 05200 Crots
- +33 7 67 16 57 12
- 44.5319, 6.4724
- Heritage status : Registered historic monument (inscrit)
- Period of construction : 13e siècle, 14e siècle, 16e siècle, 19e siècle

## Sources

- Official website : https://www.picomtal.fr/
- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22998429
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00080553

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