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Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte

castle ruin in Normandy

  • TypeCastles
  • WhereSaint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, France

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The Château de Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte (French pronunciation: [ʃato də sɛ̃ sovœʁ lə vikɔ̃t]) is a castle ruin in the commune of Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, in the northwestern French department of Manche. The castle, dating from the 11th and 12th centuries, was besieged twice during the Hundred Years' War. The remains consist of a fortified enceinte with towers and a massive keep. The castle is open to the public. It has been listed since 1840 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.

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