Château de Combefa, Medieval fortress in Combefa, France
The castle stands on a rocky elevation 80 meters above the Zère Stream, featuring a trapezoidal layout with three sides of living quarters.
Bernard de Combret, Bishop of Albi, ordered the construction of this fortified castle in 1270 to protect the route between Rodez and Toulouse.
Louis I d'Amboise added a chapel in 1490 with limestone sculptures depicting scenes from the life of Christ, now preserved in Monestiés.
The ruins of Château de Combefa remain accessible in the Tarn department of Occitanie, near the village of Monestiés.
Twenty polychrome statues from the castle's chapel were transported to Saint Jacques Chapel in Monestiés using fourteen ox-drawn carts in 1774.
Location: Combefa
GPS coordinates: 44.05270,2.08835
Latest update: June 23, 2025 10:01
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