When was Bazian castle built?

The castle dates from the second half of the sixteenth century.

What interior decorations can be seen in the castle?

The rooms retain wall paintings from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, particularly visible on the reception floors and in the southern pavilion.

Château de Bazian

Bazian Castle

Bazian

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Bazian

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Open within 20 km

Sleep nearby

château de Mauhic (Mauhic Castle)Accommodation on site23 km

Château de Bazian stands in Bazian (Gers), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 16th century, first half of the 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built in the second half of the sixteenth century at Bazian, this castle occupies a strategic position on a rocky outcrop. The main building encloses a courtyard, while a pavilion rises to the south. The interior retains painted decoration from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, particularly on the upper floors where the reception rooms are located.

What to know

The painted interior decoration, preserved on the upper floors and in the southern pavilion, is the most remarkable feature of the site.
Access to the upper levels is through an ornamental Serlio-style doorway commanding a tower staircase at the southeast corner of the building.
The castle is surrounded by walls delimiting two separate courtyards, as well as a well and the southern pavilion, all registered as historical monuments.

Where this château is

Bazian · Gers · Occitanie

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Address

32320

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA32000022
Period of construction: second half of the 16th century, first half of the 17th century

Frequently asked

When was Bazian castle built?: The castle dates from the second half of the sixteenth century.
What interior decorations can be seen in the castle?: The rooms retain wall paintings from the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, particularly visible on the reception floors and in the southern pavilion.