# Château de Valon

Lacroix-Barrez, Aveyron, Occitanie

Château de Valon stands in Lacroix-Barrez (Aveyron), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century). Adult admission costs 5 EUR. Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on August 16, 2026.

Perched on a promontory 300 metres above the Truyère valley, the ruins of the château de Valon overlook the village of Lacroix-Barrez in the Aveyron department. The site, thought to date back to the 11th century, reached its architectural peak at the end of the 14th century with the construction of the keep and its chapel. Eight centuries of successive noble families, including the Peyre, Rolland and Fontanges lines, are still traceable in the remains of the keep, its corner turrets and its enclosure walls. The site also carries the memory of the Hundred Years' War, when the English captain Aymerigot Marchès used it to plunder and extort ransom from the surrounding region.

**Information last verified on August 16, 2026.**

## Prices

- Adult : 5 EUR
- Child : 2 EUR
- Free for Moins de 8 ans, Carte ambassadeurs de l'Aveyron

## Practical information

- Wheelchair access : Not accessible
  - Pour les personnes à mobilité réduite la visite du site s'avère difficile (nous contacter pour plus d'informations)
- Dogs : Allowed on a lead
- Parking : Parkings gratuits (dans le village), emplacement bus et camping-car possible
- Toilets : yes
- Food and drink : yes
- Gift shop : yes
- Picnic area : yes
- Child-friendly : yes

## Where this château is

- Valon, 12600 Lacroix-Barrez
- +33 5 65 66 22 36
- 44.7361, 2.6325
- Heritage status : Registered historic monument (inscrit)
- Period of construction : 14e siècle

## Sources

- Official website : https://www.chateaudevalon.com/
- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2970897
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00094039

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