The Château de Sévérac is a 13th- and 18th-century
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Sévérac-le-Château
Sévérac-le-Château (; oc, label=Languedocien, Severac del Castèl) 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.
The Château de Sévérac ...
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Aveyron
Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants ...
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département
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The castle site has belonged to several families: the Sévéracs, Armagnacs, and Arpajons. The latter built a
Renaissance
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style castle whose south face can still be seen.
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Visitors today can see ramparts, walls, watch towers, the chapel and kitchen, in which demonstrations of medieval cooking are given. An exhibition of medieval costumes can be seen in the chapel and recitals of ]troubadour
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music and demonstrations of their instruments are held.
The Château de Sévérac is one of a group of 23 castles in Aveyron which have grouped together to provide a tourist itinerary as ''La Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue''.''Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue'' website
The property of the commune, the castle is listed as a ''
monument historique'' by the French
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See also
* List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
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* Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue
References
*''Part of this article was initially translated from a section of this Wikipedia article « :fr:Sévérac-le-Château », specifically from this version.''
External links
Tourist office website
with photo
''Route des Seigneurs du Rouergue'' website, with photos
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Castles in Aveyron
Monuments historiques of Aveyron
Historic house museums in Occitania (administrative region)
Museums in Aveyron