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Tours de Merle

Coordinates: 45°3′51″N 2°4′29″E / 45.06417°N 2.07472°E / 45.06417; 2.07472
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Tours de Merle

The Tours de Merle ('Towers of Merle') are the ruins of a castle in the commune of Saint-Geniez-ô-Merle, in the Corrèze département of France. A feudal fortress from the twelfth and fifteenth centuries, which was subject of a classification as a historic monument since July 30, 1927.[1]

In the fourteenth century, Merle included seven castles, two chapels and village, owned by seven noblemen from Merles.

During the Hundred Years' War, the English took one of the towers and a castle in 1371.

In 1574 the Calvinists took the citadel, where they established a garrison, they were driven out two years later by the co-lords. But the fortress was abandoned by those who preferred to live in places that were more pleasant and certainly more accessible.

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  1. ^ Base Mérimée: Restes du château de Merle, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
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45°3′51″N 2°4′29″E / 45.06417°N 2.07472°E / 45.06417; 2.07472