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Château de la Croix is located in the commune of Hostun, in the Drôme, between the Royans and the Valence plain. It should not be confused with the homonymous château in Scionzier, in Haute-Savoie. According to the Valence Romans tourist office, this privately owned château succeeded the medieval motte castrale known as Le Mottet, the site of a razed castle. Despite renovations, it retains elements dating back to the Middle Ages, notably machicolations attributed to the fifteenth century. Hostun already had a castrum mentioned as early as 1238. The building is privately owned and cannot be visited.