Château de Bonneville-sur-Touques

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The Château de Bonneville-sur-Touques is a former 12th century castle built on the site of an 11th century ducal mansion, whose remains stand on the territory of the French commune of Bonneville-sur-Touques, in the department of Calvados, in the Normandy region. The remains of the castle are classified as historical monuments.

Location: The remains of the castle are located on the eastern slope of the hill that rises towards the forest of Saint-Gatien, 150 meters southwest of the church Saint-Germain-et-Saint-Loup of Bonneville-sur-Touques, in the French department of Calvados. Its function was to command the lower valley of the Touques, which it dominates, and the port of embarkation for England, one of the most frequented in Normandy in the Middle Ages.

It is on the site of a manor house of William the Conqueror (v. 1027-1087), hence the name "Château de Guillaume le Conquerant" which is sometimes improperly given to him locally, that Henry II Plantagenet built in 1170-1180 the present castle which will change hands several times (XIII, XV and XVI centuries) and will be degraded to the Revolution.