le Chastelas - Ghost Towns on Waymarking.com

The old and abandoned village ‘le Chastelas' was the cradle of Grospierres. It was built on a promontory and provided a panoramic viewpoint above the Chassezac valley. It was composed of a fortress and a pioneer church. The church was abandoned and destroyed in 1591 during the French Wars of Religion. From the 19th century, the inhabitants of ‘le Chastelas’ decided to move to the Chassezac valley and benefited in this way from advantages such as water and railway. Today, the association ‘Renaissance du Chastelas’ refurbishes a part of the old village.

Reason for Abandonment: Economic Date Abandoned: 01/06/1850 Related Web Page: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   07/30/2011 NoX visited it 07/29/2011 Axel-F visited it 01/01/1900 Trulagon visited it

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