Mortemart

The Cité des Ducs in Limousin

This charming, flower-filled village, set in the Limousin region, grew up around the 10th-century castle built by Abon Drut, Lord of Mortemart. Ordered to be destroyed by Cardinal Richelieu, only the keep’s tower and a few rooms that have been converted into exhibition spaces remain today. While the Carmelite and Augustinian convents bear witness to the village's religious past, the old market hall and the houses of the town's notable figures serve as a reminder that Mortemart was also a thriving market town.