When was Falgous castle built?

During the eighteenth century. It was listed as a historic monument in 1994.

What parts of the castle are protected?

The facades and roofs, ground-floor kitchens, decorated first-floor rooms, a chamber in the square tower, the stable, and the pigeon tower.

Can you visit the eighteenth-century interior decorations?

The stucco work and original kitchen survive, but access is limited and no organized tours are available.

Château de Falgous

Falgous Castle

Mounes-Prohencoux

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Mounes-Prohencoux

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Château de Falgous stands in Mounes-Prohencoux (Aveyron), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Falgous castle, built in the eighteenth century in Aveyron, is a quadrangular residence flanked by two towers, one circular and one square. Its main entrance, supported by corbels, opens onto an interior courtyard bordered on the west by a wing housing the former stables. The ensemble preserves intact its period features: eighteenth-century kitchen with bread oven, stone basins and original hearth, vaulted ground-floor rooms, decorated chambers on the first floor, and a square pigeon tower with slate roofing.

What to know

Access and opening hours are not documented: contact the local municipality before planning a visit.
Interior features, including eighteenth-century stucco work and the original kitchens, are visible only with special permission.
The castle is not set up for tourism and requires preparation: rural location, no facilities.

Where this château is

Mounes-Prohencoux · Aveyron · Occitanie

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Address

12370 Mounes-Prohencoux

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00132661
Period of construction: 18th century

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Frequently asked

When was Falgous castle built?: During the eighteenth century. It was listed as a historic monument in 1994.
What parts of the castle are protected?: The facades and roofs, ground-floor kitchens, decorated first-floor rooms, a chamber in the square tower, the stable, and the pigeon tower.
Can you visit the eighteenth-century interior decorations?: The stucco work and original kitchen survive, but access is limited and no organized tours are available.