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Château de la Rauze

Le Bourg, Lot, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures, à l'exclusion des communs (cad. B 79) : inscription par arrêté du 14 novembre 1979
Protection dates
1979/11/14 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
17e siècle, 18e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'une société privée
Commune
Le Bourg
Département
Lot
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.71131, 1.91457
Mérimée reference
PA00094985

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1628 map "Potamographie de Garone et des Fleuves qui Rendent Dedans." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

La famille de gentilhommes verriers conserva le château jusqu'au 16e siècle. L'édifice est formé de deux corps de bâtiment en L, flanqués de trois tours carrées. Les deux constructions principales présentent des toitures encore proches de la Renaissance. L'élément architectural le plus ancien correspond à la tour Est, dont la partie basse est voûtée et prend le jour par d'étroites meurtrières. C'est le seul témoignage de la construction édifiée par les verriers. Les façades ont un ensemble d'ouvertures datant de la fin du 17e ou du début du 18e siècle.

English translation

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The family of gentlemen glass-makers retained the castle until the 16th century. The building is formed of two blocks of building in L-shape, flanked by three square towers. The two main buildings present roofing still close to the Renaissance. The oldest architectural element corresponds to the East tower, whose lower part is vaulted and receives light through narrow loopholes. It is the only testimony to the building erected by the glass-makers. The façades have a collection of openings dating from the late 17th or early 18th century.

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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