Ramparts of Aigues-Mortes

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Remparts d'Aigues-Mortes stands in Aigues-Mortes (Gard), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Aigues-Mortes is a walled town in the Gard department, entirely enclosed by its 13th-century ramparts, a rare surviving example in Western Europe of a fortification raised on marshland. Visitors can walk the full circuit, either along the wall-walk or at ground level, passing towers and gates spaced along nearly 1,600 metres of curtain wall. The Constance Tower, which once guarded the approach to the new town founded by Louis IX, belongs to the same fortified complex.

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What to know

• The wall runs for about 1,640 metres and stands 11 metres high, with fifteen towers and ten gates.
• The visit is mostly on foot, both outside the walls and along the wall-walk, over ground that can be uneven in places.
• The ramparts, the château and the Constance Tower form a single listed monument, protected since 1903.
• The walled town itself can be viewed freely from outside the ramparts, while access to the wall-walk and the Constance Tower is a separate paid visit.
• No details on opening hours, admission fees or accessibility for visitors with reduced mobility are given here.

Practical information

Visit duration

Not verified

Wheelchair access

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Dogs

Not allowed

Parking

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Where this château is

Aigues-Mortes · Gard · Occitanie

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Address

Logis du gouverneur, Pl. Anatole France, 30220 Aigues-Mortes

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Château phone number

+33 4 66 53 61 55

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Heritage status

Listed historic monument (classé)

Mérimée record PA00102942

Period of construction

13th century

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Frequently asked

Can you walk on the ramparts of Aigues-Mortes?

Yes, a wall-walk allows visitors to cover part of the fortification on foot.

How long are the Aigues-Mortes ramparts?

The wall is about 1,640 metres long and 11 metres high.

Is the Constance Tower part of the ramparts?

It belongs to the same listed complex as the ramparts and the château, protected since 1903.

How many towers and gates does the wall have?

The enclosure has fifteen towers and ten gates.

Sources

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

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• Wikidata Q3424607
• Mérimée PA00102942
• Official website

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