Château du Puch de Gensac

English translation

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History

Architecture testifying to the evolution of a seigneurial residence from the 13th to the 17th century. The building pierced by a cruciform arrow-slit is the only part dating back to the late 13th or early 14th century. In the 16th century, the original building underwent substantial work of enlargement with the construction of a large main dwelling, the west tower with defensive character and the polygonal staircase tower. An enclosure follows the contours of the rocky promontory. A gate-tower with a drawbridge provides access to the château. In the 17th century, new buildings increase the volume of the main dwelling; the west tower loses its flanking role. In the 18th or 19th centuries, small outbuildings result in the creation of a small interior courtyard at the foot of the original castle. The two terraces preceding the residence were laid out in the 17th or 18th century.