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Château de Luc

Château de Luc

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Location: Luc, Mende, Occitania, France

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1. Castle Circuit - loop starting from Luc

8.40km

02:31

270m

260m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Cheylard-l'Évêque – Château de Luc loop from Luc

25.5km

07:26

690m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. Château de Luc – Saint-Pierre Church of Luc loop from Cellier-du-Luc

24.7km

07:05

590m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Fred Urrutia

August 22, 2022

The Château de Luc offers a real immersion in the Middle Ages. This must-see site is on the border of Lozère and Ardèche. In the 19th century, Robert Louis Stevenson stopped here! The visit is free and open, all year round.

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Gerhard Mauerberger

April 30, 2023

LUC, from the Latin LUCUS "Sacred Wood", is one of the oldest inhabited sites in Gévaudan. In Celtic times, the promontory on which this castle stands today was a place of worship dedicated to the God Mercury who gave his name to the forest of Mercoire.

From the 12th century, a fortified castle replaced the dwellings. It becomes one of the most important in the region. The first owners bear the title of Prince of Luc, Count of Luc. Enlarged over the alliances, it has kept despite its state the imposing signs of a military fortress. Guardian of the Chemin de Regordane, the pilgrimage route of Saint Gilles, a nerve center between the provinces of Gévaudan and Vivarais, it came under the bishop of Le Puy. But over the centuries, the preponderance of the Bishop of Mende was recognized and the castle passed under his suzerainty.

Seat of a co-lordship with the lords Bourbal des Choisinets, Agrain des Hubacs, it successively belonged to the most illustrious families of the region.

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Gerhard Mauerberger

April 30, 2023

Around 1380, during the Hundred Years War, a large troop of Englishmen and road warriors tried

to seize it, but in vain. During the Wars of Religion, a garrison on foot and on horseback was installed in this fortress to defend the region. Luc's castle seems to have been

dismantled around 1630, on the order of Richelieu.

In 1878, a statue of Notre Dame de Luc was erected on the keep. A few months later, Robert Louis Stevenson, on his trip to the Cévennes, passed in front of the castle and stopped at Luc. The Revolution, the abolition of feudal rights, the harsh climate, the challenge of time had greatly degraded it.

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Location: Luc, Mende, Occitania, France

Château de Luc

1. Castle Circuit - loop starting from Luc

2. Cheylard-l'Évêque – Château de Luc loop from Luc

3. Château de Luc – Saint-Pierre Church of Luc loop from Cellier-du-Luc

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