When was the château de Cabrerets built?

The current building dates from the first quarter of the 16th century, replacing an earlier 13th-century castle.

Why is the château de Cabrerets unfinished?

The Wars of Religion interrupted the original construction, which is why certain planned elements, such as the curtain wall linking the two towers, were never completed.

Who owned the château de Cabrerets?

It belonged successively to the Barasc, the Cardaillac, and the Gontaut-Biron families, before being sold as national property and later bought back by the Murat family in the 19th century.

Is the château de Cabrerets a listed historic monument?

Yes, it has been listed as a historic monument since 28 November 1996.

Château de Cabrerets

Cabrerets Castle

Cabrerets

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Château de Cabrerets stands in Cabrerets (Lot), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first quarter of the 16th century, 17th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The château de Cabrerets overlooks the village of the same name, in the Célé valley in the Lot department. Built in the first quarter of the 16th century by the Gontaut family, it was left unfinished due to the Wars of Religion, and one wing was later completed in the following century. Its V-shaped plan, its two towers and its cellars carved into the rock reflect two distinct building phases.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1996.
It still belongs to a family descended from the owners who restored it in the 19th century.
The unfinished 16th-century construction explains the visible asymmetry between the two wings.
The cellars carved into the rock, to the south, are remnants of an earlier defensive structure.

Where this château is

Cabrerets · Lot · Occitanie

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49 D41, 46330 Cabrerets

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00094991
Period of construction: first quarter of the 16th century, 17th century

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When was the château de Cabrerets built?: The current building dates from the first quarter of the 16th century, replacing an earlier 13th-century castle.
Why is the château de Cabrerets unfinished?: The Wars of Religion interrupted the original construction, which is why certain planned elements, such as the curtain wall linking the two towers, were never completed.
Who owned the château de Cabrerets?: It belonged successively to the Barasc, the Cardaillac, and the Gontaut-Biron families, before being sold as national property and later bought back by the Murat family in the 19th century.
Is the château de Cabrerets a listed historic monument?: Yes, it has been listed as a historic monument since 28 November 1996.