Château

English translation

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History

The castle was built by the Abbé of Condom, Montassieu de Galard, in the 13th century. In 1567, Blaise de Monluc brings numerous improvements to it. At the beginning of the 18th century, Monseigneur de Milon carries out important modifications in the classical taste. The building is laid out over two perpendicular wings forming a courtyard bordered, on its third side, by the church. Access is by a bridge spanning the moat. The oldest part is the north wing which preserves the walls of the old medieval castle. The north wing comprises, on the ground floor, small rooms served by a corridor, leading to the kitchens covered with a dome of bricks laid on edge. A spiral staircase, on the side, leads to the upper terrace laid out in the 19th century. The axial bay of the entrance façade is surmounted by a curved pediment. Two flat pilasters flank the entrance door, decorated with a triangular pediment. Two openings with basket-handle arches flank the entrance door. To the west, the façade is flanked by two towers. A gallery furnished with an iron balcony runs along this façade, as well as the southern façade where the wine cellar opens. Inside, a vast stairwell serves the castle. To the south of the castle, in the extension of the church, three basket-handle arches serve as a porch to outbuildings.