Château de l'Herm See also References External links Navigation menuChâteau de l'HermSite du château de l'HermArchivedMinistry of Culture listing for Château de l'HermMinistry of Culture photoCastle's website45°04′41″N 0°57′35″E / 45.07806°N 0.95972°E / 45.07806; 0.95972expanding ite
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Château de l'Herm is a castle in the commune of Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the départment of Dordogne in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France.[1] Construction took place between 1500 and 1520 by Jean de Calvimont in the Forêt Barade. Jean de Calvimont was in the Bordeaux parliament and ambassador of Francis I to Spain. It was later abandoned, after the family left it in 1605.[2]
The moats are still visible. The castle is open to visitors.[3]
Eugène Le Roy used it as a setting in his novel Jacquou le Croquant[1] (1899), which was set in the early 1800s and used real place names and locations. In the book, a Barade forest peasant rebels against the evil comte de Nansac from the Château de l'Herm.
It has been listed since 1927 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]
See also
- List of castles in France
References
^ abc Ministry of Culture: Château de l'Herm (in French)
^ Site du château de l'Herm Archived 2015-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ http://www.chateaudelherm.com/
External links
Ministry of Culture listing for Château de l'Herm (in French)- Ministry of Culture photo
- Castle's website
Coordinates: 45°04′41″N 0°57′35″E / 45.07806°N 0.95972°E / 45.07806; 0.95972
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