Château de Loda

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Le château en bref

The Château de Loda is a medieval fortress built in the 13th century on the heights above the hamlet of Loda, one of the four main hamlets of the commune of Lantosque, in the Vésubie valley. The castrum of Loda is mentioned in the sources as early as 1232 and 1235, then in 1251–1252, after which it disappears from official documents. The fortress comprises a tower pierced with loopholes in its north and south walls, with two levels, the lower of which is vaulted and served as a charnel house, as well as the remains of a castle built with lime mortar at the top of the site. According to the available sources, the site is thought to have been abandoned as early as the second half of the 13th century, or in the 14th century at the latest. The seigneury of Loda nevertheless subsequently passed through various hands: to the Defortin family, then to André de Tournefort, who was invested with it on 19 October 1518. Today only ruins remain; the tower in particular has lost its east and west walls and part of its vault.