Château de Montpezat, Medieval castle in Montpezat, France

Château de Montpezat stands on a hilltop above the village of Montpezat in the Gard. Three main buildings enclose the courtyard on three sides; before 1789 the complex formed a quadrilateral closed to the south by a gallery or wall making a terrace. The chapel stands on that terrace beside the tower. The round stone tower has a flat top and small vertical openings, and a smaller square tower with a pointed roof and cross stands to its left, slightly lower.

The castle was first mentioned in 994 and served as a strategic stronghold in the region. In 1269, the Bishop of Nîmes transferred it to King Louis IX, who made it one of his residences.

The castle received official recognition as a French historical monument in 1949, with protected status applying to its facades and roofing structures.

The castle stands on Rue du Château in the village of Montpezat, Gard department, Occitanie. The complex is grouped on a hilltop crest above a slope of dense trees, with low walls and terraces along the base of the buildings. The facades and roofs have been protected as monuments historiques since 6 December 1949.

The 1789 fire was not the work of revolutionaries: the source records only that the castle was set on fire that year and that villagers put the blaze out. The stairs were broken and the apartment pillaged, but the building survived to keep its three main wings around the courtyard.