When was Château de Fontenilles built?

The castle dates primarily to the eighteenth century, although the Decis family, who owned it, was established there since the seventeenth century.

Who built Château de Fontenilles?

The estate belonged to the Decis family, one of whose members was a lawyer in the Toulouse Parliament in the seventeenth century. The main transformations of the building took place in the eighteenth century.

What can be seen on the estate?

The castle is part of a larger composition that includes its outbuildings, a dovecote, and an avenue of oak trees that structures the whole.

Château de Fontenilles

Fontenilles Castle

Gimont

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Gimont

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Château de Fontenilles stands in Gimont (Gers), 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.

Château de Fontenilles, located in Gimont in the Gers department, is an eighteenth-century building listed as a historical monument. Constructed at the heart of an estate organized around an avenue of oak trees, it retains its outbuildings and dovecote. The property reflects the circumstances of the Decis family, Toulouse magistrates whose wealth enabled these eighteenth-century improvements.

What to know

The façades and roofs of the castle and its outbuildings have been protected by administrative order since 1999.
Access and visiting conditions are not documented: inquire directly with the Gimont town hall.
The site is notable for its coherent composition: the castle, outbuildings and oak avenue form an integrated landscape.

Where this château is

Gimont · Gers · Occitanie

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Address

Gimont, Gers

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA32000009
Period of construction: 18th century

Frequently asked

When was Château de Fontenilles built?: The castle dates primarily to the eighteenth century, although the Decis family, who owned it, was established there since the seventeenth century.
Who built Château de Fontenilles?: The estate belonged to the Decis family, one of whose members was a lawyer in the Toulouse Parliament in the seventeenth century. The main transformations of the building took place in the eighteenth century.
What can be seen on the estate?: The castle is part of a larger composition that includes its outbuildings, a dovecote, and an avenue of oak trees that structures the whole.