The Castle of Florac (Le Château de Florac) is a 13th century castle located in the French town of Florac, in Lozère, in south-central France. Florac is a commune of the Lozère département, in France. Florac is twinned with L'Anse-Saint-Jean Quebec Lozère (in Occitan Losera) is a department in southeast France near the Massif Central.
It originally belonged to the Barony of Anduze and passed through a number of feudal families. Anduze is a commune in the Gard department in southern France. It was rebuilt in 1652 after the religious wars. The French Wars of Religion (1562 to 1598 between French Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots involved both civil infighting During the French Revolution, the castle turned into a "salt loft" for storing salt. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an Since 1976, the castle has been the headquarters of the Cévennes National Park, who restored it. The Cévennes National Park (Parc national des Cévennes is a National park, located in southern France, in the mountainous area of Cévennes.
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- Florac Castle, virtual tour. This is a list of Castles in France, arranged by Region and Department.
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