MAISON FORTE DE BAHOURS
Civic building
in Mende
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To complete the defense of the episcopal city, the fortified house of Bahours was built to the northwest. It is a massive construction, with a square plan and a central stone staircase. It dates from the beginning of the 17th century. It was built by Melchior Roux de Pomeirols, tax collector of the diocese, whose coat of arms appears inside the castle. Fortified without authorization from the canons, he had to demolish "the turrets, the loopholes, the gun ports and the two dungeons". The...
To complete the defense of the episcopal city, the fortified house of Bahours was built to the northwest. It is a massive construction, with a square plan and a central stone staircase. It dates from the beginning of the 17th century. It was built by Melchior Roux de Pomeirols, tax collector of the diocese, whose coat of arms appears inside the castle. Fortified without authorization from the canons, he had to demolish "the turrets, the loopholes, the gun ports and the two dungeons". The castle, listed as a Historic Monument in 1995. It is now private property. NOT OPEN TO VISIT click to find all the castles of the Country of Art and History
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