Château de Crozant

This medieval fortress at Crozant, in the Creuse, was one of the most powerful in central France. It was built in the 13th century by Hugh X of Lusignan and his wife Isabella of Angoulême. A first wooden castle may have been built in the 10th century by the lord Gérald de Crozant. The Bourbon and Armagnac families later owned it.

From the 14th century the fortress began to decline as a result of the Hundred Years' War, and the Wars of Religion made matters worse. An earthquake in 1606 finished it off. The setting around the ruins is magnificent, and boat trips can be taken around the spur.

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