Montricoux castle is thought to have been founded by the Templars with the church in the twelfth century.  The fortress was largely destroyed during the Wars of Religion (1562-98), although the keep survived intact until the Revolution when it was ruined.  It was later cut down in height and reroofed.  It is now the Marcel-Lenoir museum.

Description
A fine square tower keep with pilaster buttresses on 2 sides stands 4 floors high.  Next to it stands the old Templar church to which it seems to have been once physically connected.

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