The Château de Vendres is a ruined
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 ...
in the ''
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
'' of
Vendres
Vendres (; Languedocien: ''Vèndres'') is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Population
Sights
The French Ministry of Culture lists three sites with protection as a ''monument historique''.
* The Ch ...
in the
Hérault
Hérault (; oc, Erau, ) is a department of the region of Occitania, Southern France. Named after the Hérault River, its prefecture is Montpellier. It had a population of 1,175,623 in 2019.[département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivity, territorial collectivities"), between the regions of France, admin ...]
'' of France.
[Ministry of Culture]
Château
. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
The castle dates from the 13th century. The remains consist of a gatehouse and curtain wall, and remnants of the ramparts.
It is thought that stones used in its construction were salvaged from ancient Roman structures, including the Temple of Venus.
[M F Mouret]
"Le Temple de Vénus pres de Vendres"
''Bulletin de la Société archéologique, scientifique et littéraire de Béziers'', vol 62, p 391, (Béziers, 1913).. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
The castle is privately owned. It has been listed since 1926 as a ''
monument historique
''Monument historique'' () is a designation given to some national heritage sites in France. It may also refer to the state procedure in France by which National Heritage protection is extended to a building, a specific part of a building, a coll ...
'' by the
French Ministry of Culture.
See also
*
List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ...
References
External links
Ministry of Culture listing for Château de Vendres with photo
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Castles in Hérault
Ruined castles in Occitania (administrative region)
Monuments historiques of Hérault