Château de Banne, Medieval castle ruins in Banne, France.

Château de Banne is a medieval castle ruin that stands high above the village on a rocky peak, containing ancient walls, a staircase, and preserved stables. The remains reveal the defensive character of the site and give a sense of the original fortification layout.

An 11th-century castrum, the castle first belonged to the de Châteauneuf family, then passed to the de Joyeuse. From the 15th century the Beauvoir du Roure family held it until the Revolution, and it played a role in the Camps de Jalès. Burned on 12 July 1792, it was sold by its owner to a merchant from Les Vans, who used it as a quarry.

The castle's name comes from the Banne commune in the Ardèche. The ruins are reached by a steep path up to a platform above the Jalès plain, where only walls, a staircase and stables remain. The site is tied to the Camps de Jalès, royalist gatherings held in the region during the Revolution.

Access to the ruins is via a path that leads upward to a platform with views across the Jalès plain. The site is fairly accessible and offers good orientation with this elevated viewpoint.

The buyer was a merchant from Les Vans, who turned the burnt shell into a quarry and sold off its stone. The castle thus survived as a source of building material rather than as a monument, which is why only walls, a staircase and the stables remain on the ridge today.