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Le château en bref
The Château de la Blaquière occupies the north-eastern corner of a former town fortification, in Saint-Jean-de-la-Blaquière (Hérault). Its main structure, built of sandstone, rubble stone and dressed stone, probably dates from the 14th century and was modified up until the 17th century, when the main doorway was pierced; it is decorated with a coat of arms restored after a sculpture in the cloister of Lodève Cathedral. The building, laid out over four bays, has a corner tower with a conical roof and a dovecote facing south, roofed with hollow tiles and schist slabs. Now privately owned and partly obscured by modern constructions, it is bordered by the river Marguerite and is listed in the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel (notice IA00029462).