translate English to French: At the time of the French Wars of Religion, the Fort, whose existing structure dates from the 12th to 15th centuries, soon became a place of refuge for the Vaudois who were being hunted down.
Au moment des guerres de religion, le Fort, dont les structures encore existantes s´échelonnent entre le XIIème et le XVème siècle, devient vite le refuge des Vaudois pourchassés.