Can you visit the Château de la Castagne?

No, the building now houses an active private school and is not open for public visits like a monument.

Where is the Château de la Castagne located?

It is located in Rabastens, in the Tarn department.

Where does the name Castagne come from?

The name comes from the many chestnut trees that once grew in the estate's park.

How old is the Château de la Castagne?

It was built in the 16th century and substantially remodelled in the 18th century.

Château de la Castagne

Castagne Castle

Rabastens

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Where: Rabastens

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Château de la Castagne stands in Rabastens (Tarn), in the Occitanie region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

In Rabastens, in the Tarn department, la Castagne is a substantial mansion built in the 16th century and heavily reworked in the 18th, closer in character to a grand seigneurial house than to a fortified castle. Since 1977 it has housed a private school, the Puységur school complex, occupying the building and its former grounds once planted with chestnut trees, which gave the estate its name. There is no organised interior visit here, but the site carries a dense history, from a stay by the Duke of Montmorency to its use as a revolutionary prison and nearly four centuries in the hands of a single family.

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What to know

The building currently houses an active private school, which rules out any free interior visit.
The site is located in the town of Rabastens, in the Tarn department.
The exterior and the former grounds, once planted with chestnut trees, can be seen from the surroundings without entering the school premises.
The mansion underwent renovation in 2009, in connection with its use as a school.

Where this château is

Rabastens · Tarn · Occitanie

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Rabastens, Tarn

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Can you visit the Château de la Castagne?: No, the building now houses an active private school and is not open for public visits like a monument.
Where is the Château de la Castagne located?: It is located in Rabastens, in the Tarn department.
Where does the name Castagne come from?: The name comes from the many chestnut trees that once grew in the estate's park.
How old is the Château de la Castagne?: It was built in the 16th century and substantially remodelled in the 18th century.