What remains of the Fort de Valros today?

The surrounding walls, a dry moat, a cistern, the start of an unfinished keep, and a small tower once used for Chappe semaphore signalling.

How old is the Fort de Valros?

It was built around 1199 by Étienne de Servian, a vassal of the Viscount of Béziers, and dismantled a few years later during the Albigensian Crusade.

Is the Fort de Valros connected to the Chappe telegraph?

Yes, a signal tower was added there in 1834 on the line between Avignon and Narbonne, operating until 1853.

Is the site easy to reach?

It stands on a promontory above the Thongue valley, so reaching it requires walking uphill.

Fort de Valros

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Fort de Valros stands in Valros (Hérault), in the Occitanie region of France. Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Perched on a promontory above the Thongue valley near Valros, in the Hérault, stand the ruins of a small medieval stronghold built around 1200. The square structure, some twenty-four metres on each side with thick walls, had a short military life before being dismantled during the Albigensian Crusade. The site also preserves a Chappe semaphore tower, added in the south west corner during the nineteenth century, which relayed messages between Avignon and Narbonne. Visitors can still make out the dry moat, the central cistern and the sockets that once held a wooden hoarding above the sole gateway.

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What to know

The site sits on a hilltop at roughly one hundred metres of elevation and requires a walk uphill to reach.
What remains is an open air ruin, without roof or interior fittings.
The ground is uneven and ruin strewn, so care is needed, especially with young children.
No opening times or admission fees are given in our data for this site.

Where this château is

Valros · Hérault · Occitanie

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34290 Valros

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What remains of the Fort de Valros today?: The surrounding walls, a dry moat, a cistern, the start of an unfinished keep, and a small tower once used for Chappe semaphore signalling.
How old is the Fort de Valros?: It was built around 1199 by Étienne de Servian, a vassal of the Viscount of Béziers, and dismantled a few years later during the Albigensian Crusade.
Is the Fort de Valros connected to the Chappe telegraph?: Yes, a signal tower was added there in 1834 on the line between Avignon and Narbonne, operating until 1853.
Is the site easy to reach?: It stands on a promontory above the Thongue valley, so reaching it requires walking uphill.