Château de l'Herm
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[]
References[]
- ^ a b c Base Mérimée: Château de l'Herm, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- ^ Site du château de l'Herm Archived 2015-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
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External links[]
- Base Mérimée: Château de l'Herm, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
- Castle's website
Coordinates: 45°04′41″N 0°57′35″E / 45.07806°N 0.95972°E
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