Tour Jeanne d'Albret

Remains of the castle keep, named after Henri IV's mother.

A gateway once controlled access to the fortified complex between the end of the bridge and the rock.
Today, the street runs around the fortified domain of the Viscounts of Limoges, which included several fiefs. The oldest, that of the Du Barry family, was located on the site of today?s Imerys Tableware plant.
There is no explanation, other than a legend that she was buried there, as to why the remains of the château still overlooking the confluence of the Vienne and Aixette rivers were named after Henri IV?s mother.

The Jeanne d?Albret tower represents the only remains of a 13th-century fortified complex, which witnessed numerous conflicts during the French-English 100-year war, the Wars of Religion and the Viscounty of Limoges.
The site, which is off-limits to visitors, still offers a glimpse of the fortification?s ope