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Le château en bref
Château de Saint-Sauveur-de-Cruzières, also known locally as the "Tour de Cruzières", overlooks the village of Saint-Sauveur-de-Cruzières in the Ardèche. According to several non-institutional sources, the site may have origins dating back to Gallo-Roman times, around a spring and a cistern said to have supplied villas in the valley, and the present building is said to be of Templar origin, built in the 12th century. These same sources state that after the suppression of the Order of the Temple, the site passed under ecclesiastical control and functioned as a priory in the 14th century. Damaged during the French Revolution, it is said to have been partly rebuilt afterwards. The building is now privately owned, renovated and operated as tourist accommodation. These historical elements, repeated by several non-institutional websites, could not be confirmed by an official heritage source (Mérimée/POP) and should be treated with caution.