Rising on a rocky spur, Castelnau-de-Guers dominates part of the Hérault Valley. Its origin is very remote, attributed to the discovery of an early Christian sarcophagus of Piquetalen and an cremation tomb dating from the 6th century BC. Its activity was particularly important in the Middle Ages, and it has kept its features. Its imposing ramparts can still be admired and its characteristic urban construction can still be seen. You can also see a bread oven, the clock tower and the church of Saint-Sulpice. Not far away, the 12th century feudal castle has a notable perspective. In the writings, the village is first mentioned in 1069. The place has always been strategic: it overlooks the valley, it is away from the main roads and it is at the crossroads of communication routes (to the south, the Via Domitia and the "Roman road"; to the east, the fish path linking Agde to the hinterland). It was not until the middle of the 19th century and the construction of a bridge over the river that Castelnau ceased to be isolated. In the past, the village was the property of the barons of Guers whose influence was so powerful that from the 14th century, the village took their name. The line died out in 1655 with Henry de Guers who died without an heir. His half-sister, Laurence de Veyrac, wife of the Marquis de Vins, inherited the barony of Castelnau.

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