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Château du Bousquet

Arcambal, Lot, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures ; escalier de pierre ; salle voûtée au premier étage (cad. E 3) : inscription par arrêté du 2 mars 1979
Protection dates
1979/03/02 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
13e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Arcambal
Département
Lot
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.45613, 1.50945
Mérimée reference
PA00094964

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le château remonte au 11e siècle. De cette époque subsiste le donjon qui ne paraît pas avoir été remanié. Il fut brûlé à trois reprises. La légende le dit ancienne commanderie de Malte, ce qui est faux, mais sans doute un des seigneurs fut-il chevalier de Malte. Situé sur un promontoire dominant le Lot, l'édifice a conservé sur sa partie ouest sa silhouette médiévale fortifiée, cantonnée de tours irrégulières circulaires. L'intérieur conserve un escalier gothique en pierre, et une salle voûtée de deux croisées d'ogives dont l'une a une forme particulière afin de permettre l'ouverture de la porte voisine.

English translation

The text above is the record as published by the Ministère de la Culture, in French. The English below is a machine translation made by TreeAlive, not by the Ministère de la Culture; it has not been checked by a person. Where the two differ, the original is the record. Report a translation error: privacy@treealive.com

The château dates back to the 11th century. From this period the keep remains which does not appear to have been altered. It was burned three times. Legend says it is an old commandery of Malta, which is false, but undoubtedly one of the lords was a knight of Malta. Located on a promontory dominating the Lot, the building has retained on its western part its fortified medieval silhouette, flanked by irregular circular towers. The interior preserves a Gothic stone staircase, and a vaulted room with two rib vaults, one of which has a particular form to allow the opening of the nearby door.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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