Castle of Tournoel
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Attribution: By Matthieu Perona - Own work, CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7624276
The Chateau de Tournoel is a medieval fortified castle partly in ruins. The castle is located on a rocky mountain spur at an altitude of 594 m in the foothills of the Puy de la Banniere which dominates the Limagne plains (about 350 m altitude above the level of Riom).
The Chateau de Tournoel is privately owned and has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1889.
The Chateau de Tournoel is privately owned and has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1889.
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