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Château De Tournoël
The Château de Tournoël is a medieval fortified castle partly in ruins in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Volvic, in the Puy-de-Dôme ''Departments of France, département'' of France. The castle is located on a rocky mountain spur at an altitude of 594 m in the foothills of the Puy de la Bannière which dominates the Limagne plains (about 350 m altitude above the level of Riom). The Château de Tournoël is privately owned and has been listed as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture since 1889. Strategic location The castle, by dominating the Limagne plains, watched over the surroundings of the “bonne ville” (which means a town with a peculiar status with the king) of Riom which was the commercial and legal capital city of the Basse-Auvergne, and the royal Abbey of Saint-Pierre Mozac, Mozac Abbey. Therefore, Tournoël was, within a radius of 5 km, a seigniorial anti-establishment in this group of three consular, royal and religious power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Château De Tournoël
The Château de Tournoël is a medieval fortified castle partly in ruins in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Volvic, in the Puy-de-Dôme ''Departments of France, département'' of France. The castle is located on a rocky mountain spur at an altitude of 594 m in the foothills of the Puy de la Bannière which dominates the Limagne plains (about 350 m altitude above the level of Riom). The Château de Tournoël is privately owned and has been listed as a ''monument historique'' by the French Ministry of Culture since 1889. Strategic location The castle, by dominating the Limagne plains, watched over the surroundings of the “bonne ville” (which means a town with a peculiar status with the king) of Riom which was the commercial and legal capital city of the Basse-Auvergne, and the royal Abbey of Saint-Pierre Mozac, Mozac Abbey. Therefore, Tournoël was, within a radius of 5 km, a seigniorial anti-establishment in this group of three consular, royal and religious power ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
