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Le château en bref
The donjon of La Sauvetat, in the Puy-de-Dôme, was built at the end of the 12th century by the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem, whose commander's coat of arms is repeated on the outer curtain wall. A cylindrical 13th-century tower, with three barrel-vaulted storeys and now surmounted by a belfry, forms its central element. Access was through two fortified gateways. The enclosure wall, reinforced by small circular towers, some remains of which survive, protected the village. Listed as a monument historique since 15 April 1958, the donjon, which belongs to the commune, stands in the centre of the village.