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The wars of religion in this Cevenol land finally brought to an end 900 years of monastic history. The building was taken by a Protestant family, the Galtiers of Montauran, who transfomed it into a private residence ( ... and at times a military encampment, since several catholic churches in the vicinity of Meyrueis guard the "burning" memory of fires and destruction at the hands of the "people of Ayres").



In 1630, Meyrueis was punished for its excessively courteous hospitality to the Protestant troops of the Duke of Rohan : the chateau was razed on the order of Cardinal Richlieu and by the wishes of the Senechal of Anduze (who wanted to finally subdue Galtier), the two towers were decapitated at an angle and the enclosure wall was levelled. 

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