Château de Seissan
Seissan Castle
Seissan
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- Where
- Seissan
Château de Seissan stands in Seissan (Gers), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century (?)). No visits are on record for this building.
Seissan Castle is now reduced to a single tower, the main surviving element of the fortress built by the abbots of Faget to control the bastide below. Constructed in the Middle Ages, this square tower exemplifies the military architecture of the Auch region, with its defensive features and austere design. The ground floor, barrel-vaulted, originally opened only through a small window on the south wall, with internal stairs connecting the upper floors.
What to know
- The tower has remained partially in ruins since before the Revolution, explaining its current condition.
- Only the tower survives from the medieval castle of the Faget abbots, which once governed the region.
- The monument has been listed as a historic monument since 1973.
Where this château is
Seissan · Gers · Occitanie
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Address
14 Pl. du Chateau, 32260 Seissan
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- Period of construction
- 13th century (?)
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Frequently asked
- Was bleibt vom Schloss Seissan?
- Hauptsächlich der quadratische Turm, eine ehemalige Verteidigungsresidenz der Faget-Äbte, der noch die mittelalterliche Militärarchitektur der Region Auch widerspiegelt.
- Warum ist das Schloss eine Ruine?
- Das Gebäude war bereits vor der Französischen Revolution größtenteils zerstört. Nur der Turm hat sich bis heute erhalten.
- Kann man den Turm von innen besichtigen?
- Informationen zu Besuchsbedingungen und Zugang zum Inneren sind nicht bekannt. Es empfiehlt sich, das Rathaus von Seissan zu kontaktieren.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
- This entry in Markdown
- Wikidata Q15940363
- Mérimée PA00094929