Château d'Entrechaux

The Château d'Entrechaux is a ruined castle in the commune of Entrechaux in the Vaucluse département of France.

From the site, there is a good view of the village and of the surrounding area, extending to the castles at Crestet and Beaumont-du-Ventoux.

Begun around 900, the Petit Château (Little Castle), with its fortified chapel dedicated to St Quenin and a cistern dug into the rock, was built by the Bishops of Vaison.

During a long period of dispute with the Counts of Toulouse, this castle was shared with the village lord.

The latter constructed the Grand Château (Big Castle), below the first, with a square keep more than 20 metres high, a chapel dedicated to St Laurent and several other buildings, surrounded by ramparts.