Castle Walls Defending an Important Crossroads

The road signs indicate that Sainte-Suzanne was right in the center of the road linking Normandy and Brittany. Those high walls of the castle have an interesting history: this town was the only village in western France to successfully ward off attacks from William the Conqueror. After conquering England he returned to Normandy and proceeded to add to his holdings on the Continent. For four years he built a huge military camp on the site of earlier Roman fortifications. But try as he might he was unable to take the town.