MAISON FORTE DE BAHOURS
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MAISON FORTE DE BAHOURS

To complete the defence of the episcopal city, the fortified house of Bahours was built to the north-west

It is a massive, square construction with a central stone staircase. It dates from the beginning of the 17th century.

It was built by Melchior Roux de Pomeirols, receiver of the diocese's carvings, whose coat of arms appears inside the castle

Fortified without authorization from the canons, he had to demolish "the turrets, the loopholes, the gunboats and the two dungeons".

The castle was listed as a Historic Monument in 1995

It is a private property.