Aujargues Castle

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Le château en bref

In the heart of the village of Aujargues, between Sommières and the Vidourle plain, the castle forms a vast agricultural and residential complex whose origins go back to the Middle Ages. Of the feudal residence, only the old fortified gate survives today, recognisable by the murder hole above it. Most of the visible buildings belong to a 17th-century building campaign: a main residential block facing south, extended to the east by a short wing set at a right angle, and, to the west, the farm buildings. An interior keystone bearing the date 1699 provides a marker for the completion of this work. The dovecote, a square tower resting on four round arches, is one of the most distinctive features of the estate. Burned in 1792, the castle was never rebuilt. The whole ensemble, privately owned, has been listed as a historic monument since 2014, a protection that extends to the park, the ice house, the former garden and its enclosure walls.