Can you visit the château des Guilhem?

No, the interior has been off-limits to the public since a 2018 municipal order due to the risk of falling stones.

What remains of the château des Guilhem?

A semicircular wall flanked by seven round towers, two vaulted rooms and a roofless keep still stand.

When was the château des Guilhem built?

It was built by the Guilhem lords of Clermont in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Since when is the castle protected?

The remains have been listed as a historic monument since an order of 28 June 1927.

Château des Guilhem

Guilhem Castle

Clermont-l'Hérault

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Château des Guilhem stands in Clermont-l'Hérault (Hérault), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: Middle Ages). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Perched on the Puech Castel hill above Clermont-l'Hérault, the ruins of a medieval fortress built by the Guilhem lords in the 12th and 13th centuries still overlook the town. The semicircular wall, its seven round towers and the keep once controlled the Hérault valley below. Only bare remains stand today, roofless and unfurnished, though their outline remains visible from the streets underneath.

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What to know

Access to the castle has been forbidden to the public since a municipal order of 18 April 2018, due to stones falling from the walls.
The site can therefore only be viewed from the outside, notably from the town of Clermont-l'Hérault below.
The remains date from the Middle Ages and have been listed as a historic monument since 1927.
There are no opening hours, fees or visitor facilities since entry inside is not permitted.

Where this château is

Clermont-l'Hérault · Hérault · Occitanie

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34800 Clermont-l'Hérault

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00103438
Period of construction: Middle Ages

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Can you visit the château des Guilhem?: No, the interior has been off-limits to the public since a 2018 municipal order due to the risk of falling stones.
What remains of the château des Guilhem?: A semicircular wall flanked by seven round towers, two vaulted rooms and a roofless keep still stand.
When was the château des Guilhem built?: It was built by the Guilhem lords of Clermont in the 12th and 13th centuries.
Since when is the castle protected?: The remains have been listed as a historic monument since an order of 28 June 1927.