ASPREMONT CASTEL

In 2013, the town of Aspremont, a small locality of 320 residents located in the Buëch valley (Hautes-Alpes), bought the remains of a castle overlooking the town. Soon afterwards, a small group of residents formed with the shared purpose of creating places for walking and hosting outdoor cultural events. In order to encourage the local population to take part in this project, and given the extent of the work to be completed, the town approached les Villages des Jeunes to request that an international youth workcamp be put in place. Overlooking the village, on a promontory from which can be seen the entirety of Aspremont, the castle was probably built to control the routes from Sisteron, from Gap, and from the Cabre pass. The ruins that exist recall the architecture of the 16th century, but the first construction of the castle is thought have begun in the Middle Ages.