Castles In Aveyron
There are numerous castles in the Aveyron ''département'' of France. Many are little more than ruins and some are barely discernible, while others have been converted into modern homes. Castles or their remains may be found at the following locations, among others: * Belcastel The oldest part of the Château de Belcastel dates back to the 9th century. () * Bertholène The Château des Bourines was built in the 13th, 14th and 15th centuries. It has been listed as ''monument historique'' since 1963. () * Bousquet 14th century castle, intact and occupied, in the village of Le Bousquet, commune of Montpeyroux.() * Coupiac 15th century Château de Coupiac. () * Espalion The Château de Calmont d'Olt overlooks the town. (). The Château de Masse, also in Espalion, is another castle which is a protected ''monument historique''. () * Estaing The Château d'Estaing was built in the 15th century, with alterations in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was vandalised during the French Revo ...
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Castles
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ...
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Fayet, Aveyron
Fayet (; oc, Faiet) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The commune is traversed by the river Dourdou de Camarès. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 Communes of France, communes of the Aveyron Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Montjaux
Montjaux (; in Occitan Mont Jòus from the Latin Mons Jovis (Mount Jupiter)) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 Communes of France, communes of the Aveyron Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Marnhagues-et-Latour
Marnhagues-et-Latour (; oc, Marnhagas e la Tor) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Geography The Sorgues flows west-northwest through the commune; the Latour hamlet lies on its right bank. The Marnhagues hamlet lies in the valley of the Matas brook, a tributary of the Sorgues. The third hamlet in the commune, Laroquaubel, lies in the valley of the Annou, another tributary of the Sorgues. Population Sights *The Nonenque Charterhouse ( or ''Chartreuse de Nonenque'') lies north of Laroquaubel, in the same valley. See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 Communes of France, communes of the Aveyron Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Lassouts
Lassouts ( oc, Las Sots) is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 Communes of France, communes of the Aveyron Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Lapanouse
Lapanouse (; oc, La Panosa) is a former commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Sévérac-d'Aveyron.Arrêté préfectoral
6 November 2015

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Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 Communes of France, communes of the Aveyron Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

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Hilltop Castle
A hilltop castle is a type of hill castle that was built on the summit of a hill or mountain. In the latter case it may be termed a mountaintop castle. The term is derived from the German, ''Gipfelburg'', which is one of a number of terms used in continental castellology to classify castles by topology. The chief advantage of such a strategically selected site was its inaccessibility. The steep flanks of the hill made assaults on the castle difficult or, depending on the terrain, even impossible. In addition, it often commanded excellent fields of view and fire over the surrounding countryside. The sheer height of the castle above the local area could also protect the occupants of the castle from bombardment. In addition, the prominent location of such a castle enhanced its status as a residence. Nevertheless, hilltop castles presented their logistic difficulties. Without sufficiently strong pumps, water supply could be problematic if there was no well in the vicinity. The tran ...
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Lacroix-Barrez
Lacroix-Barrez is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Aveyron department The following is a list of the 285 communes of the Aveyron department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Aveyron Aveyron communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Aveyron-geo-stub ...
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Château De Montaigut
The Château de Montaigut is a castle in the French ''commune'' of Gissac in the ''département'' of Aveyron. It is a listed monument since 1987. The first traces of the Château de Montaigut date from the 10th century. Built on a rocky outcrop dominating the valley of the Dourdou de Camarès river, it defended the town of Saint-Affrique against attacks from the south. Enlarged and transformed in the 15th century by the Blanc family, it was restored several times before falling into ruin. The association ''Amis du château de Montaigut'', which took ownership in 1968, undertook a massive restoration. The castle was finally restored in 1989. The castle is built on a Middle Ages necropolis. The castle has vaulted rooms served by a spiral staircase, a cellar, a cistern carved in the rock, a guard room and prison, bedrooms and kitchens. The plasterworks are from the 17th century. Today, the castle has become a permanent centre for cultural events. It is one of a group of 23 castle ...
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Gissac
Gissac () is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. The '' Château de Montaigut'' is a medieval castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ... that is open to visitors. Population See also * Communes of the Aveyron department References Communes of Aveyron Aveyron communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{Aveyron-geo-stub ...
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Enceinte
Enceinte (from Latin incinctus: girdled, surrounded) is a French term that refers to the "main defensive enclosure of a fortification". For a castle, this is the main defensive line of wall towers and curtain walls enclosing the position. For a settlement, it would refer to the main town wall with its associated gatehouses, towers, and walls. According to the 1911 ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', the term was strictly applied to the continuous line of bastions and curtain walls forming "the body of the place", this last expression being often used as synonymous with ''enceinte''. However, the outworks or defensive wall close to the enceinte were not considered as forming part of it. In early 20th-century fortification, the enceinte was usually simply the ''innermost'' continuous line of fortifications. In architecture, generally, an enceinte is the close or precinct of a cathedral, abbey, castle, etc. This definition of the term differs from the more common use of enceinte as ...
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Keep
A keep (from the Middle English ''kype'') is a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars have debated the scope of the word ''keep'', but usually consider it to refer to large towers in castles that were fortified residences, used as a refuge of last resort should the rest of the castle fall to an adversary. The first keeps were made of timber and formed a key part of the motte-and-bailey castles that emerged in Normandy and Anjou during the 10th century; the design spread to England, south Italy and Sicily. As a result of the Norman invasion of 1066, use spread into Wales during the second half of the 11th century and into Ireland in the 1170s. The Anglo-Normans and French rulers began to build stone keeps during the 10th and 11th centuries; these included Norman keeps, with a square or rectangular design, and circular shell keeps. Stone keeps carried considerable political as well as military importance and could take up ...
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