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Château de Robert le Diable

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Half ruined, it is today furnished with various artefacts as well as reconstructed scenes of local history and life in the
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The castle was built during the 11th and 12th centuries. It stands on a hill which dominates the
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It takes its name from Robert the Devil who, according to some, was
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Moulineaux
The ruins are in the very near of the motorway A13 from Rouen to Caen. It dominates the landscape.
Château de Robert le Diable is located in France
49°20′23″N 0°57′35″E / 49.3396°N 0.9597°E / 49.3396; 0.9597
Concentric castle
Limestone
Normandy
Duchy of Normandy
feudal
castle
Dukes of Normandy
Moulineaux
Rouen
département
Seine-Maritime
A13 autoroute
Robert I, Duke of Normandy
William the Conqueror
River Seine

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