Château-fort de Péronne

Péronne Castle

Péronne

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Château-fort de Péronne stands in Péronne (Somme), in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

In Péronne, the four sandstone towers of the medieval castle still overlook the town and the Cam pond. A royal residence as early as Merovingian times, the site took its present form in the early 13th century under Philip Augustus, built in the characteristic Philippian style of round towers and brick walls. Two kings of France were held prisoner here, Charles the Simple and later Louis XI, giving these stones a rare historical weight. Since 1992 the castle has served as the entrance to the Historial de la Grande Guerre museum.

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This place also features in The castles of Louis XI

What to know

The interior parts of the castle, including underground rooms, upper chambers and terraces, are not open to visitors.
The castle today serves as the entrance to the Historial de la Grande Guerre museum.
Three towers and the connecting curtain walls have been listed as a historic monument since 1924.
The towers were damaged during the Battle of the Somme in 1914-1918.