Vieille Tour d'Avoise, also known as 'Tour à Sel', is a historic monument located in the town of Avoise, in the department of Sarthe, France. Constructed in its current form in the 16th century, this fortified tower was used for salt surveillance, helping to monitor boat landings of salt imported from Mans.
The tower remained mostly intact until the 1960s when, out of safety concerns, the municipality decided to level the monument.
Although it was part of a set of buildings that are now destroyed, the tower was listed as a historical monument on January 6, 1926.
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Written by Nicolo Ciampini
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