Ancien château

English translation

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History

The village was the property of Moissac. It passed at the end of the 13th century into the hands of the Cardaillac family who built a château and chapel there. In 1346, the château is attacked by the Black Prince. Subsequently, it was by the Reformers. Two wings at right angles are flanked by round towers, formerly closed to the north and east by ramparts. The defences were assured by ditches and by the Aveyron to the south. The ensemble is dominated by a cylindrical tower crowned with a bell-cote in slight corbelling projection relative to the masonry of the west wing. Access is under the tower through a porch. Openings with mullions and twin windows. Inside, on the first floor, is found the hall of the Preux, entirely adorned with mural paintings of the 16th century evoking the Nine Worthies whose names appear on banderoles. The roof space storey still preserves visible the trace of a crenellation. The chapel occupies the end of the north building. It is decorated with mural paintings of the 14th century relating scenes from the life of Christ on two registers inscribed in an architecture. It was rebuilt from a Romanesque building. In the inner courtyard, the keep was demolished towards the end of the 19th century.