Château de Brissac (Tours Bermonde)

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Le château en bref

Château de Brissac, known as the Tours Bermonde after the Anduze family, overlooks the village of Brissac (Hérault). Built in the 11th century, its lordship is mentioned as early as 1054, in a donation in which Frédolon Raimond de Brissac is named among the vassals. Enlarged in the 13th century, the castle and its lordship were promised as a dowry in 1169, on the occasion of a marriage linked to the Roquefeuil family, and then divided in 1189 between Raimond de Roquefeuil and Vierne de Ganges; control passed to Henri II of Rodez in 1275–1276. Successively owned by the families of Roquefeuil, Ganges, Anduze and Rodez, then by the bishops of Maguelone from the 14th to the 18th century, it was converted into a residence in the 17th century. The Roquefeuil family retained ownership until 1819. The complex, surrounded by a fortified enclosure, comprises two keeps (north and south, the south keep being raised) and an aula. The castle is not protected by any classification or listing as a monument historique and does not appear in the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel.