Château de l'Herm

Château de l'Herm is a castle in the commune of Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac in the department of Dordogne in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France.[1] Construction took place between 1500 and 1520 in the Forêt Barade under the management of Jean de Calvimont, who served in the Bordeaux parliament and was ambassador of Francis I to Spain. The castle was abandoned after the family left in 1605.[2]

Currently, the moats are still visible and the castle is open to visitors.[3]

Eugène Le Roy used the castle as a setting in his 1899 novel Jacquou le Croquant,[1] which uses many real place names and locations. It tells the story of a Barade forest peasant who rebels against the evil comte de Nansac who lives at the Château de l'Herm.

It has been listed since 1927 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Base Mérimée: Château de l'Herm, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. ^ Site du château de l'Herm Archived 2015-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Le Site du Château de l'Herm - Dordogne/Périgord - Rouffignac St Cernin de Reilhac". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-08-03.

45°04′41″N 0°57′35″E / 45.07806°N 0.95972°E / 45.07806; 0.95972


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