# Vieux château de Mérindol

Mérindol, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Vieux château de Mérindol stands in Mérindol (Vaucluse), in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century, first half of the 14th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The ruins of the old castle of Mérindol stand on a rocky spur of the Luberon range, above the present-day village, overlooking the Durance valley. Sections of wall and foundations still trace the original layout of the site: a fortified enclosure, a keep set slightly back, and a chapel that later served as the parish church. Abandoned after a plague epidemic, the castrum became home to a Waldensian community in the 16th century before being destroyed during the sack of Mérindol in 1545. A memorial now stands among the ruins in remembrance of this episode.

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## Where this château is

- 84360 Mérindol
- 43.75939, 5.20048
- Heritage status : Registered historic monument (inscrit)
- Period of construction : 13e siècle, 1ère moitié 14e siècle

## Sources

- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22980682
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA84000015

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