The Château Rocher (or ''Château fort de Blot-le-Rocher'') is a French
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 ...
overlooking the
Sioule
The Sioule (; oc, Siula) is a long river in central France, a left tributary of the river Allier. Its source is near the village of Orcival, north of Mont-Dore, in the Massif Central. The Sioule has cut a deep gorge, especially in its upper cou ...
river valley. It is located in the ''
commune'' of
Saint-Rémy-de-Blot
Saint-Rémy-de-Blot (; Auvergnat: ''Sent Remesi de Blòt'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It ...
in the
Puy-de-Dôme
Puy-de-Dôme (; oc, label=Auvergnat, lo Puèi de Doma or ''lo Puèi Domat'') is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the centre of France. In 2019, it had a population of 662,152.[département
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'' of the
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...
''
région
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''.
The "romantic ruins of Château Rocher",
standing on a cliff above the river, are the remains of a 13th-century construction, with evidence of earlier (11th century) building. The castle was built by the
Lords of Bourbon. A masonry bridge crossing the moat leads to the entry door, now ruined, and the outer wall. A second wall existed in front of the two eastern towers. Three principal towers flanked the east and north fronts.
[
Privately owned, Château Rocher has been listed since 1913 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.[
]
Gallery
File:Château-Rocher.JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (1).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (2).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (4).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (7).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (30).jpg,
File:Château-Rocher (17).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (29).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (26).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (28).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (25).JPG,
File:Château-Rocher (18).JPG
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
*
Ruined castles in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Buildings and structures in Puy-de-Dôme
Monuments historiques of Puy-de-Dôme
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