Château des Guilhem

The Château des Guilhem is a medieval castle in the town of Clermont-l'Hérault in the Hérault département of France.

[1] Built for the Guilhems, lords of Clermont-l’Hérault, at the end of the 11th and beginning of the 12th centuries, the castle stands on Puech Castel hill, overlooking the town and surrounding country.

The strategic site permitted control of the Hérault valley, the road to Bédarieux and the higher cantons, as well as the feudal town which was itself fortified soon after the castle was built.

[2] After a number of troubled periods when the castle provided shelter for the local population, it was slowly abandoned in the 16th century.

[2] The castle has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1927[1] and received some preservation works in 2007.