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Le château en bref
Rauzan Castle is located in the French commune of the same name, in the Gironde department. Built by John Lackland, Duke of Normandy (1199-1204), Duke of Guyenne (1199-1216) and King of England from 1199 to 1216, the castle was constructed on a rock that had been occupied since Antiquity. A witness to the Hundred Years’ War, Rauzan Castle was taken twice by the French, including by Bertrand du Guesclin in 1377.
Listed in the 1862 register of historic monuments, it did not return to public consciousness until the 1970s, when the commune of Rauzan, its owner since 1900, and a few enthusiasts of medieval architecture began clearing and restoration work. Finally, the curtain wall of the lower bailey was listed as a historic monument in 1993.