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When it was built, the Château du Barroux was a powerful keep, surrounded by thick walls, which protected the Comtadine plain (forming the Comtat Venaissin) from Saracen and Italian invasions.
From the 12th to the 15th century, it belonged successively to the des Baux, de Budos, de Ricavi, de Peyre, de Cardaillac, de Rovigliasc, de Pelletier de Gigondas and de Noret families.
In 1274, when the Pope took possession of the Comtat Venaissin, Le Barroux became a fief dependent on the...