Château de Boissezon
Boissezon Castle
Murat-sur-Vèbre
Access
No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Murat-sur-Vèbre
To make a day of it
Château de Boissezon stands in Murat-sur-Vèbre (Tarn), in the Occitanie region of France. No visits are on record for this building.
At the hamlet of Boissezon de Masviel, in the commune of Murat-sur-Vèbre in the Tarn department, a ruined tower is all that remains of a medieval stronghold that once served as the seat of a local lordship recorded as early as the Middle Ages. Built on a promontory overlooking a bend of the Rieu-Pourquié stream, the structure was largely dismantled in the 19th century to feed a lime kiln and supply stone for the road built along the mountainside. The site preserves the memory of the lords of l'Estendart and later of Peyrusse, the latter family having embraced Protestantism and lived through the Wars of Religion.
Written from Château de Boissezon (Murat-sur-Vèbre)
What to know
- Only a ruined tower remains of the castle, with no known visitor facilities.
- The site is outdoors, in a rural hamlet in the Tarn department.
- No opening hours or admission fees are known for an organized visit.
- Visiting means viewing the remains from outside, as there is no interior to tour.
Where this château is
Murat-sur-Vèbre · Tarn · Occitanie
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Address
Murat-sur-Vèbre, Tarn
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- Heritage status
- Protection status unknown
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Frequently asked
- Where is the château de Boissezon located?
- It stands in the hamlet of Boissezon de Masviel, in the commune of Murat-sur-Vèbre, in the Tarn department.
- What remains of the château de Boissezon today?
- Only a preserved ruined tower survives from the former stronghold.
- Why was the castle destroyed?
- Its stones were taken in the 19th century to feed a lime kiln and to build the nearby departmental road.
- Can the inside of the castle be visited?
- No, there is no interior left to visit, only the ruined tower remains standing.
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Sources
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