The Lézignan-la-Cèbe castle built between 1625 and 1630 by Henri II, Duke of Montmorency

The Lézignan-la-Cèbe castle (fr. Château de Lézignan-la-Cèbe) near Montpellier. Lézignan-la-Cèbe is a commune in the Hérault département in the Occitania region in southern France.

According to the Ministry of Culture of France, the castle was built between 1625 and 1630 by Henri II, Duke of Montmorency, for his wife.

Of sober architecture, it consists of three bodies of buildings flanked by four round towers and arranged in a U on a rectangular courtyard preceded by an entrance forecourt. The whole is covered with a low pitched round tile roof.

Private property now. The visits are now allowed.

Coordinates: 43°29′38″N 3°26′16″E

How to get to?

From Paris: 7 hr 4 min (730 km) via A71 and A75

From Toulouse: 2 hr (206 km) via A61

From Andorra: 3 hr 53 min (333 km) via A61

From Barcelona: 3 hr 3 min (307 km) via AP-7 and A9

From Madrid: 8 hr 31 min (912 km) via A-2

From Monaco: 4 hr 5 min (409 km) via A8

From Moscow: 35 hr (3,334 km) via E30/M1

From Belgrade: 16 hr 44 min (1,712 km) via E70

From Istanbul: 26 hr (2,662 km) via E70

From Bern: 6 hr 14 min (667 km) via A1

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