Château de Saint-Geniès

English translation

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History

Small brick castle offering the appearance of a dwelling extensively transformed in the 18th century, as evidenced by the openings (replacing the cross-mullioned windows), and up to the 20th century, when the mirande and the small belvedere on the south pavilion were constructed. The buildings date essentially to an early 17th century construction. The staircase with ramp upon ramp with barrel vaults, the south-east turret mounted on a corbel, and the gun embrasures with sight holes allow this architecture to be associated with a series of castles dating from the Wars of Religion. The plan consists of a rectangle flanked by a forward projection and a defensive tower mounted on a corbel. In the 18th century, the castle was completed by two forward projections on its western face. The entire building is encircled, between each storey, by a fairly thick moulded band, characteristic of the local Renaissance style. The interior decoration dates to the 18th and early 19th century, except for the fireplace of the main upper chamber whose Mannerist decoration (marble plate inlays) is to be related to the original castle.