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Château de Saignes

Saignes, Lot, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades et toitures du château ainsi que les sols portant ce château, ses dépendances et la chapelle (cad. B 494, 495) : inscription par arrêté du 21 janvier 2002
Protection dates
2002/01/21 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saignes
Département
Lot
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.78465, 1.81913
Mérimée reference
PA46000028

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Aquitaniae descriptio" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le castrum de Saignes, avec son ancienne chapelle hors enceinte, devient propriété de la famille Lagarde au 14e siècle. Pierre de Lagarde, ambassadeur extraordinaire de François 1er, fait exécuter une restauration d'ensemble. Le château tombe en déshérence au 19e siècle.

English translation

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The castrum of Saignes, with its old chapel outside the enclosure, becomes property of the Lagarde family in the 14th century. Pierre de Lagarde, extraordinary ambassador of François 1st, has a comprehensive restoration executed. The castle falls into disrepair in the 19th 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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