Château de Vernode

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Le château en bref

The Château de Vernode, on a feudal motte overlooking the Dronne at Tocane-Saint-Apre in the Dordogne, is thought to date back to the 9th–10th centuries; Gallo-Roman (coins, pottery) and Gaulish remains have been unearthed there. Mentioned as early as the 12th century in the cartulary of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Chancelade, it was preventively dismantled in 1436 by the mayor of Périgueux, then stormed and occupied by the English for several months in 1438. The château passed through many families (de Vernode, de Fayolle, de Chantemerle, de La Bonne, Pasquy-Ducluzeau, Vergnaud, Rouchaud-Tamisier) before being transferred to the commune of Tocane-Saint-Apre at the beginning of the 21st century. The remains of the keep have been listed as a historic monument since 1886.