When was Grandlac castle built?

The fortified house dates from the final quarter of the 15th century, with additions and modifications from the 16th and 17th centuries.

What is protected at Grandlac castle?

The facades and roofs of the fortified house, barrel-vaulted barn-stable, sheepfold, and timber-framed barn are listed as historical monuments.

Why does the castle retain its authentic appearance?

Although modified over the centuries, the ensemble has preserved its visible medieval structures, and the agricultural buildings remain characteristic of Causses architecture.

Domain of Grandlac

Laval-du-Tarn

Access

Not open to visitors

The castle is private property and access is forbidden.

Source: Office de tourisme de l'Aubrac aux gorges du Tarn, courriel du 26 septembre 2026

Where: Laval-du-Tarn

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

Château de Grandlac stands in Laval-du-Tarn (Lozère), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 15th century, first quarter of the 16th century, first quarter of the 17th century). The building is not open to visitors.

Grandlac castle is a fortified house from the final quarter of the 15th century, preserved in its authentic state despite later modifications. Set within the Causses landscape of Lozère, it forms a coherent ensemble with its agricultural buildings: a barrel-vaulted barn-stable, sheepfold, and other outbuildings characteristic of the region's architecture. Medieval structures remain visible beneath the changes introduced between the 16th and 17th centuries.

What to know

The castle and its outbuildings have been listed as historical monuments since 1998.
Access details and opening hours are not specified: inquire before visiting.
Recent buildings are excluded from the listed protection and do not relate to the medieval heritage.

Where this château is

Laval-du-Tarn · Lozère · Occitanie

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Address

Grand Lac, 48500 Laval-du-Tarn

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA48000005
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 15th century, first quarter of the 16th century, first quarter of the 17th century

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When was Grandlac castle built?: The fortified house dates from the final quarter of the 15th century, with additions and modifications from the 16th and 17th centuries.
What is protected at Grandlac castle?: The facades and roofs of the fortified house, barrel-vaulted barn-stable, sheepfold, and timber-framed barn are listed as historical monuments.
Why does the castle retain its authentic appearance?: Although modified over the centuries, the ensemble has preserved its visible medieval structures, and the agricultural buildings remain characteristic of Causses architecture.