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Château fort de Molières, Molières

Château fort de Molières

Molières Castle

Molières

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Where
Molières

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Open within 20 km

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Château fort de Molières stands in Molières (Dordogne), 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.

In Molières, in the Dordogne, a square walled enclosure and an isolated keep stand at the heart of the bastide town founded by the English in the late 13th century. Local legend links the site to a so-called Queen Blanche, said to have died imprisoned within its walls. What remains today is mostly open-air stonework and ruins, without museum facilities, in a setting little altered over time.

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What to know

  • The site is visited outdoors, among open-air ruins.
  • No opening hours or admission fees are available for this site.
  • The monument has been listed as a historic monument since 1948.
  • The uneven ground among the ruins calls for sturdy walking shoes.

Where this château is

Molières · Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

24480 Molières

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00082647
Period of construction
13th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the château de Molières freely?
The site is made up of outdoor ruins; no official information on opening hours or access conditions is available here.
What is the origin of the château de Molières?
It was built in the 13th century to protect the English bastide town of Molières, in the Dordogne.
Why is it called the château of Queen Blanche?
Local legend holds that a Queen Blanche was imprisoned there and died of poisoning inside the keep.
What remains of the château today?
What survives is the square enclosure with its ramparts and an isolated keep at its centre, both in ruins.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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From the same period — 13e siècle

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