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Le château en bref
Château d'Aramon (Gard), whose square, massive keep dates from the reign of Philip the Fair (late 13th to early 14th century), originally formed part of the fortifications of the Duchy of Uzès. Exchanged in 1426 by Charles VII for rights over the County of Valentinois, it was given by Henri II to Diane de Poitiers in 1551, who made additions to it in 1553. Besieged by the Protestants in 1562 and 1567, it passed in 1635 to the Sauvan family, who held it across several generations and added a western wing in the 18th century. The stone bridge replaced the former drawbridge, and the entrance portal comes from a former Carmelite convent. A privately owned property listed as a monument historique since 1995, the château can only be viewed from the outside.