Being raised on a dominating eminence Salendrique, tributary of the Gardon de Saint Jean, and the city of Lasalle, the Castellas of Saint-Jean-de-Salendrinque, from Carolingian origin, was one of the fiefs of the powerful family of Anduze, the Romanic Donjon testifies yet of this period interrupted by the politico-military consequences of the crusade of Albigeois. Became a royal ownership in 1269, the castle will belong to the family of Bar till the end of the Middle Age.

From 1537 Saint-Bonnet becomes the property of noble families of members of Parliament.


It is one of them, the family of Vignolles, which made the embellishments and the extensions dating from the seventeenth century. If the Castellas did not suffer too much because of religious confusions in the region Cevennes, it was not the same during the Revolution.

Sold as a national property it was completely forgotten and was transformed into a farm. Very much damaged in 1974, it was since that time restored. Opened from July the tenth - until August the twenty-fifth from 15 h30 to 18. 30. On Sundays at Easter and on the All Saints' Day, same schedules and on meeting only.

Credit text and photo: advertising Plaque " Le Castellas "