The Château de Lalinde is a
château
A château (, ; plural: châteaux) is a manor house, or palace, or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking re ...
, developed from a 13th-century
castle
A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...
, in the ''
commune'' of
Lalinde in the
Dordogne
Dordogne ( , or ; ; ) is a large rural departments of France, department in south west France, with its Prefectures in France, prefecture in Périgueux. Located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region roughly half-way between the Loire Valley and ...
''
département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
'' of France. It is known locally as ''le château de la Bastide''.
History
Built in the 13th century overlooking the
Dordogne River, the castle was known as ''Castrum de la Lynde''.
During the 18th century, its
keep
A keep 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 residen ...
was used as a prison.
[''Le « château » de la bastide'', information panel n° 8 on site.]
Rebuilt during the 19th century, it was transformed into a hotel-restaurant.
[Guy Penaud, ''Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord'', p. 149, éditions Sud Ouest, 1996, ] It is now a private residence.
Architecture
Built on foundations bordered by the river, this modest château has preserved two medieval corner turrets, joining what remains of the old keep.
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See also
* List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Regions of France, region and Departments of France, department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are p ...
References
Châteaux in Dordogne
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