What actually remains of the château des Quatre-Fils-Aymon?

Only the entrance gatehouse and its two uneven towers, joined by an arch, still stand; the rest of the enclosure has disappeared.

Is the castle connected to the Quatre Fils Aymon legend?

The name comes from that medieval legend, but the surviving structure dates from the thirteenth century and has no proven archaeological link to it.

Where is the castle located?

In Cubzac-les-Ponts, in the Gironde, on a rocky rise in the middle of the town, where the Dordogne meets the Gironde estuary.

Can you visit the inside of the castle?

It is only open-air ruins; there is no roofed building to go inside.

Château des Quatre-Fils-Aymon

Quatre-Fils-Aymon Castle

Cubzac-les-Ponts

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Cubzac-les-Ponts

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Château des Quatre-Fils-Aymon stands in Cubzac-les-Ponts (Gironde), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

At Cubzac-les-Ponts, on a rocky promontory overlooking the meeting of the Dordogne and the Gironde rivers, stand the remains of a thirteenth-century stronghold. Only the entrance gatehouse survives, its two mismatched towers joined by an arch that once framed the drawbridge and portcullis passage. The name Quatre-Fils-Aymon refers to a medieval legend tied to the epic poem Renaud de Montauban, with no archaeological link to the structure actually built here in the thirteenth century.

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What to know

The site consists of open-air ruins, with no roofed building to visit inside.
The visit mainly means viewing the entrance gatehouse and its two towers from outside.
The location sits right in the town centre of Cubzac-les-Ponts, easy to find.
The monument has been listed as a historic monument since 1938.
No opening hours, admission fee or supervised access information is available.

Where this château is

Cubzac-les-Ponts · Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

Cubzac-les-Ponts, Gironde

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00083532
Period of construction: 13th century

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Frequently asked

What actually remains of the château des Quatre-Fils-Aymon?: Only the entrance gatehouse and its two uneven towers, joined by an arch, still stand; the rest of the enclosure has disappeared.
Is the castle connected to the Quatre Fils Aymon legend?: The name comes from that medieval legend, but the surviving structure dates from the thirteenth century and has no proven archaeological link to it.
Where is the castle located?: In Cubzac-les-Ponts, in the Gironde, on a rocky rise in the middle of the town, where the Dordogne meets the Gironde estuary.
Can you visit the inside of the castle?: It is only open-air ruins; there is no roofed building to go inside.