Can you visit the château de Vernode?

Available facts do not specify visiting conditions; these are listed ruins, best approached as an outdoor site rather than a monument with an organised tour.

How old is the château de Vernode?

Its origins are thought to go back to the 9th or 10th century, with two towers possibly dating from Antiquity based on finds at the site.

What remains of the château de Vernode today?

Two Romanesque towers still stand, one of them likely the former keep with its domed vault on pendentives.

Is the château de Vernode a listed historic monument?

The keep has been listed as a historic monument under an order dated 12 July 1886.

Château de Vernode

Vernode Castle

Tocane-Saint-Apre

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Tocane-Saint-Apre

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Château de Vernode stands in Tocane-Saint-Apre (Dordogne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument. No visits are on record for this building.

Standing on a steep promontory above the Dronne river, the château de Vernode still shows two Romanesque towers from what was once a fortified quadrangle of four. One of them, thought to be the former keep, holds a domed vault on pendentives rare enough that the architect Léo Drouyn compared it to the one at Saint-Front cathedral in Périgueux. Finds around the site point to occupation since Antiquity, and the ruins recall a feudal motte and a lordship that endured through the Hundred Years' War.

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What to know

Only two towers and part of the keep remain today, out of the original four.
The site sits on a steep promontory above the Dronne river, so reaching it involves walking over uneven ground.
Only the keep is listed as a historic monument, under a protection order from 1886.
No verified information is available on opening times, fees or accessibility.

Where this château is

Tocane-Saint-Apre · Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Tocane-Saint-Apre, Dordogne

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00083022

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Can you visit the château de Vernode?: Available facts do not specify visiting conditions; these are listed ruins, best approached as an outdoor site rather than a monument with an organised tour.
How old is the château de Vernode?: Its origins are thought to go back to the 9th or 10th century, with two towers possibly dating from Antiquity based on finds at the site.
What remains of the château de Vernode today?: Two Romanesque towers still stand, one of them likely the former keep with its domed vault on pendentives.
Is the château de Vernode a listed historic monument?: The keep has been listed as a historic monument under an order dated 12 July 1886.