Ratières (; ) is a
commune in the
Drôme
Drôme (; Occitan: ''Droma''; Arpitan: ''Drôma'') is the southernmost department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France. Named after the river Drôme, it had a population of 516,762 as of 2019. department in southeastern
France
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.
Population
Sights
* The
Tour de Ratières
The Tour de Ratières, built in the '' commune'' of Ratières in the north of the Drôme ''département'' of France, is a medieval tower once the keep of a castle. Approximately high and hexagonal in plan, it overlooks the village and the surr ...
is the 14th
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 ...
of a castle. Extensive modern gardens designed by Paolo Tonini are in the grounds.
See also
*
Communes of the Drôme department
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** List of comm ...
References
Communes of Drôme
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