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Acoz Castle

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acoz castle

Attribution: By Jean-Pol GRANDMONT - Own work, CC BY 2.5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2174470

Location
Acoz, Gerpinnes, Hainaut, Belgium
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Built
16th century

Acoz Castle, also known as the Chateau Pirmez, is located in the small village of Acoz in the municipality of Gerpinnes. During the 19th century it was the home of the Pirmez family, and notably the Belgian author Octave Pirmez.

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