The castle was built at the time of the Treaty of Amiens (1279) by the Bishop of Lectoure, Géraud de Monlezun. It defended the frontier of the English possessions. The castle had a rectangular shape, with two towers attached to the north facade.[1]
château, sainte, mère, 13th, century, ruined, castle, commune, sainte, mère, gers, département, france, castle, view, from, westthe, castle, built, time, treaty, amiens, 1279, bishop, lectoure, géraud, monlezun, defended, frontier, english, possessions, castle. The Chateau de Sainte Mere is a 13th century ruined castle in the commune of Sainte Mere in the Gers departement of France 1 Castle view from WestThe castle was built at the time of the Treaty of Amiens 1279 by the Bishop of Lectoure Geraud de Monlezun It defended the frontier of the English possessions The castle had a rectangular shape with two towers attached to the north facade 1 It has been listed since 1977 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture 1 See also editList of castles in FranceReferences edit a b c Base Merimee Chateau de Sainte Mere Ministere francais de la Culture in French External links editBase Merimee Chateau de Sainte Mere Ministere francais de la Culture in French 44 0 20 N 0 40 1 E 44 00556 N 0 66694 E 44 00556 0 66694 nbsp This article about a castle or chateau in France is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chateau de Sainte Mere amp oldid 1186799884, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,