En un regard
Le château en bref
The Castelvielh of Vic-sur-Cère, the former upper castle of the town, occupies the tip of a rocky spur overlooking the valley, enclosed by an oval curtain wall bonded with mortar. First mentioned in 1219 in the will of Henri de Bénaven, Viscount of Carlat, who bequeathed it to his son Gilibert de Vic, it was the subject of several acknowledgements of ownership between 1265 and 1283, when it was held jointly by several lineages (Bernard de Vic, Guillaume Gauscelm, etc.). In 1379, during the Hundred Years' War, the town of Vic was captured and ruined by the English, leading to the abandonment of the upper castle in favour of a "castelniau" (lower castle) built further down the slope. Today only a castral motte and a few remains of masonry survive, offering a panoramic view over the valley.