What can be seen at Lagarde castle today?

Only the outbuildings remain, featuring a monumental gateway adorned with pilasters and rustication in different colours, as well as the barrel-vaulted passage that once led to the main château's esplanade.

When was this wing built?

It dates to the seventeenth century.

Why did the main castle disappear?

The historical sources do not explain the reasons for its disappearance.

Château de Lagarde

Lagarde Castle

Lagarde

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Lagarde

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Château de Lagarde stands in Lagarde (Gers), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Only the outbuildings of Lagarde castle remain standing: a seventeenth-century wing that once served as the entrance to the esplanade where the main château stood. This two-storey structure, with corner pavilions, retains a monumental gateway of considerable architectural merit, decorated with pilasters alternating with rustication in different colours and topped by an entablature featuring triglyphs.

What to know

Only the outbuildings remain; the main castle building has disappeared.
The monumental gateway with its barrel-vaulted passage is the most architecturally significant element.
The building has been protected as a historical monument since 1984.

Where this château is

Lagarde · Gers · Occitanie

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Address

Lagarde, Gers

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00094817
Period of construction: 17th century

Frequently asked

What can be seen at Lagarde castle today?: Only the outbuildings remain, featuring a monumental gateway adorned with pilasters and rustication in different colours, as well as the barrel-vaulted passage that once led to the main château's esplanade.
When was this wing built?: It dates to the seventeenth century.
Why did the main castle disappear?: The historical sources do not explain the reasons for its disappearance.