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{{Short description|Castle in Occitania, France}}
[[Image:Chateau et clocher Florac.JPG|thumb|right|Florac castle]]
The '''Château de Florac''' is a [[castle]], originally built in the 13th century and then rebuilt in the 17th century, located in the French town of [[Florac]], in [[Lozère]], in south-central France.

It originally belonged to the Barony of [[Anduze]] and passed through a number of feudal families. The castle was entirely rebuilt in 1652 after the [[French Wars of Religion|Wars of Religion]]. During the [[French Revolution]], the castle was turned into a "salt loft" for storing salt. It was then used as a prison in the 19th century.

==Modern use==
Since 1976, the castle has been the headquarters of the [[Cévennes National Park]], who restored it.

The ground and first floors house an exhibition on the National Park (landscape, flora, fauna and activities connected with the park). The information centre has details of hiking, guided tours, accommodation and ''écomusées'' (open-air museums) in the park.<ref>''Languedoc, Roussillon, Tarn Gorges'' Green Guide, p 175, Michelin (1998) {{ISBN|2-06-136602-3}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
image:Florac-château infos.jpg|Information panel
image:Florac-panorama.jpg|Panorama 
image:Florac-château-2.jpg|View of the château
image:Chateau Florac Lozere.jpg|The former prison
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of castles in France]]

==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060111054341/http://www.ville-florac.fr/english/virtualtour/castel.htm Florac Castle], virtual tour.

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[[Category:Châteaux in Lozère]]
[[Category:Castles in Lozère]]
[[Category:Monuments historiques of Lozère]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Lozère]]


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