Château de Rognac
castle converted to château and mill in France
The Château de Rognac is a castle converted to a château and mill in the commune of Bassillac, Dordogne, France.
The site is privately owned and is not open to the public. It has been listed since 1945 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.
For a brief period, around the mid-1980s, it was used as a hotel and restaurant. Plans were drawn up to convert the mill into more accommodation.
See also
List of castles in France
References
External links
Base Mérimée: Château de Rognac, Ministère français de la Culture.
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