Château de Serviès-en-Val

En un regard

Le château en bref

Overlooking the Val de Dagne on the edge of the Hautes-Corbières, the Château de Serviès-en-Val blends two eras: a stern medieval keep pierced with bretèches, heir to a site attested as early as 951, and an elegant 17th-century residence flanked by three towers, where gypsum plasterwork and terraced gardens bear witness to its conversion into a country pleasure house. Passing from the counts of Carcassonne to the lords of Termes, the estate was ceded to the King of France by Olivier de Termes in 1260 before being granted to the cathedral chapter of Saint-Nazaire in Carcassonne, then alienated in 1525. Registered as a historic monument in 1926, it remains an inhabited private property today, whose exterior can be seen from the outskirts of the village.