Villages in the wine growing plain

The first fortress in Jonquières, for which there are records dating from 1383, is situated on the former Montpeyroux road, a strategic position and the oldest site in the village.
 
Unlike the fortress in Arboras, this site was not abandoned but rebuilt in the seventeenth century. The same applies to the former chapel of the château, which has now become the parish church of Saint-Jean-l’Evangéliste, rebuilt between 1656 and 1659.

Today the village is T-shaped, a characteristic feature of the villages of the plain, where the distribution of dwellings derives from the lines of communication that run through them.

The houses are distributed along two main axes. The present-day château owes its appearance to Bernardin de Latude, who, in the mid-seventeenth century, rebuilt the two facades facing the grounds and the courtyard.

The village and its château have maintained their identity as wine-growers: the present-day owners have installed their cellars and bed and breakfast accommodation in the château buildings.

This magnificent dwelling illustrates the transformation of a medieval defensive fortress to a grand, baronial residence of the modern era.

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