Castel of Tournon

About

The Château de Tournon or château-musée is a restored and renovated old castle that dates mainly from the 15th and 16th centuries, and stands on the French commune of Tournon-sur-Rhône in the department of Ardèche in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was inhabited by the lords of Tournon until the seventeenth century and occupied by prisons until 1926 and currently houses a museum with various collections. The castle, one of the best preserved in the Ardèche, has been classified as historical monuments since 12 July 1927, 28 March 1938 and 1 March 1960. It has been home to the collections of the Musée du Rhône since 1928.