Château de Lucéram

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The Château de Lucéram is a medieval fortress whose construction spans the 12th to the 13th century, overlooking the hilltop village of Lucéram in the hinterland of Nice. The castle is first mentioned in 1156. In 1272 the Counts of Ventimiglia ceded their rights over the seigneury to Provence; it was probably during this period that the seigneurial residence was built. In the 14th century, following the Dedition of Nice to the House of Savoy, the village acquired new ramparts: in 1395 the governor of Nice authorised the construction of new defences, whose gates were built from 1388 onwards. What remains of the castle today is a keep open on the village side, preserved over two levels formerly reached by ladders, which served as a watchtower; it features machicolations and crenellations. The ramparts, well preserved over some forty metres and partly incorporated into houses, include a fifteen-metre-high corner tower and three surviving gates, among them the Porte de l'Ièra, restored in a Moorish style around 1925. The ensemble, owned by the commune of Lucéram, has been listed (inscrit) as a historic monument since 28 February 1927.