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Entre marais et forêt : la commune de Fors

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Description

Its name would be an alteration of forum (place of public meetings). In 1981, at Champ-Royal, excavations revealed the remains of an ancient vicus (small town) extending over three hectares with villas, baths, porticoes and forum. Mentioned for the first time in 1100, Fors is protected by its fortress, an advanced citadel of the castle of Niort erected by the Count of Poitou to delay the progression of attackers coming from the south. In 1494, the lord was Guy Poussard, a king's advisor, whose daughter Anne became the first mistress of the Count of Angouleme, the future Francis I, who would have built a manor house on the site of the castle. Part of the towers were used to build a town house in the 19th century. Today, only the ruins of the castle remain.

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Walking
Difficulty
Easy
Dist.
2.6 km
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Starting point

79230   FORS
Lat : 46.243675Lng : -0.417354

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Typologie de l'itinéraire

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Durée moyenne de l'expérience

Less than 1 hour

Animaux bienvenus ?

Oui

Thèmes

Cultural
Historical

Data author

Image OT Niort
proposed by OT Niort
79000 France

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