Florac is a commune of the Lozère department in southern France.

Raymond of Anduze held the barony of Florac and is recorded as using the castle there in the 13th Century. In 1363 local born Pope Urban V lent the town 300 florins for the construction of ramparts. Such defences were not at all unusual and offered desirable security and protection for the townspeople. These Medieval city walls finally came down in 1629 after the Treaty of Ales (Alais), which despite allowing some concessions for Huguenots, insisted on the pulling down of fortifications at perceived 'strongholds'.

Florac was visited by a young Robert Louis Stevenson and features as a chapter in his droll Victorian bestseller Travels through the Cévennes with a Donkey (1879).

The Château de Florac is a castle, originally built in the 13th century and then rebuilt in the 17th century.

It originally belonged to the Barony of Anduze and passed through a number of feudal families. The castle was entirely rebuilt in 1652 after the Wars of Religion. During the French Revolution, the castle was turned into a "salt loft" for storing salt. It was then used as a prison in the 19th century.

Since 1976, the castle has been the headquarters of the Cévennes National Park, who restored it.

The ground and first floors house an exhibition on the National Park (landscape, flora, fauna and activities connected with the park). The information centre has details of hiking, guided tours, accommodation and écomusées (open-air museums) in the park.