Roquemartine

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Roquemartine is the name of a former castrum located in the commune of Eyguières (Bouches-du-Rhône). Its ruined castle, called "castellas de Roquemartine" or "Castle of Queen Jeanne", dates from the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. He belonged to the family of Albe or Aube.

The castle of Roquemartine recalls the castle of Les Baux. It stands at the top of high bare cliffs whose grassy slopes are frequented by flocks of sheep. Below the castle is the Saint-Sauveur church, which was once the parish church of the village of Roquemartine and which was attached to the commune of Eyguières in 1805.

The whole of the castle and church forms an original landscape perched on a spur overlooking the Roquemartine plain. The site was listed as historic monuments in 1926. During the crisis opened by the death of Queen Jeanne Ire, the community of Roquemartine joined the Union of Aix (1382-1387), supporting Charles de Duras against Louis I of Anjou.

She is even one of the most faithful and maintains her support even after Aix's surrender. In 2022, Castellas de Roquemartine was chosen for the Bouches-du-Rhône department...