Château de Saint-Côme-d'Olt
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The Château de Saint-Côme-d'Olt is a medieval castle
in the commune
of Saint-Côme-d'Olt
in the Aveyron
département of France. It was the residence of the lords of Calmont and Castenau and is now the town hall.
The castle was built in the 14th century at the heart of the fortified town and was associated with the Castelnau family, owners of the area for at least seven centuries. It has been listed since 1999 as a monument historique
by the French Ministry of Culture.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Saint-Côme-d'Olt
Saint-Côme-d'Olt
Saint-Côme-d'Olt is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France.-Population:-References:*...
in the Aveyron
Aveyron
Aveyron is a département in southern France named after the Aveyron River.- History :Aveyron is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790....
département of France. It was the residence of the lords of Calmont and Castenau and is now the town hall.
The castle was built in the 14th century at the heart of the fortified town and was associated with the Castelnau family, owners of the area for at least seven centuries. It has been listed since 1999 as a monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
by the French Ministry of Culture.