Castle of the Counts of Grasse

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Le château en bref

The Castle of the Counts of Grasse, also known as the Château du Bar-sur-Loup, stands in the centre of the village of Le Bar-sur-Loup, in the Alpes-Maritimes department. The present building, a large quadrangular structure built over vaulted cellars, dates from the 16th century and incorporates the remains of an older keep dating from the 14th century, which originally had seven storeys before being partly dismantled in 1792. The castle is flanked by two towers on the south side and a smaller tower on the north side. Looted in 1792, it was sold to the villagers in 1832, then restored and divided into dwellings. The keep now houses a restaurant. The castle is known as the birthplace, on 13 September 1722, of François Joseph Paul de Grasse, the French admiral who became Comte de Grasse, a hero of the American War of Independence.