Situated on the Larzac plateau, La Couvertoirade is a commune in the Aveyron department in southern France. This fortified town was controlled by the Knights Templar, from the Commandery of Sainte-Eulalie, from the twelfth century until power was transferred to the Knights of St John of Jerusalem in the fourteenth. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1200/00/00 | Knights Templar | Architects | The Templars build the fortress during the C12th and C13th centuries. Its two upper floors have since been removed. | |||
| 1312/00/00 | Knights Hospitaller | Following the dissolution of the Knights Templar in 1312, the Templars' property in the causses is transferred to the Knights of St John of Jerusalem. | ||||
| 1450/00/00 | Knights Hospitaller | Architects | Knights of St John of Jerusalem construct the curtain wall at La Couvertoirade between 1439 and 1450. |
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| Era | Medieval Europe |
| Locale Type | Town |
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