When was Larrazet Castle built?

Construction began in 1500 at the order of Jean de Cardaillac, abbot of Belleperche. The building underwent alterations in the 18th and 19th centuries.

What is the castle's principal architectural feature?

Its monumental staircase with four straight flights, vaulted in ribs, is among the region's earliest expressions of the Italian staircase type, marking the arrival of Renaissance style.

What happened to the castle during the Wars of Religion?

In 1572, after Huguenots sacked the nearby abbey of Belleperche, surviving monks sought shelter there.

Château de Larrazet

Larrazet Castle

Larrazet

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Where: Larrazet

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Château de Larrazet stands in Larrazet (Tarn-et-Garonne), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first quarter of the 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built from 1500 at the initiative of Jean de Cardaillac, abbot of Belleperche, Larrazet Castle is a rectangular structure with a return wing, constructed in the early Renaissance period. Though altered in the 18th and 19th centuries and stripped of its original towers and machicolations, it retains major architectural significance: a monumental staircase of four straight flights, among the first expressions of the Italian staircase type in the region. The interiors preserve coffered ceilings and richly moulded fireplaces, while the first-level vaults, whether barrel or ribbed, display decorative corbels.

What to know

The castle sheltered monks in the 16th century: after the Huguenots sacked nearby Belleperche Abbey in 1572, the monks sought refuge there.
The staircase with its straight flights is vaulted with ribs and rotates around a hollow central mass, an early expression of Italian architectural influence in the local region.
The castle's rooms retain moulded fireplace bands and coffered ceilings, evidence of its Renaissance decorative quality.
The listed portion excludes 19th-century elements; only the original structure, remodeled but still recognizable, falls under protection.

Where this château is

Larrazet · Tarn-et-Garonne · Occitanie

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Address

Larrazet, Tarn-et-Garonne

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00095770
Period of construction: first quarter of the 16th century

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When was Larrazet Castle built?: Construction began in 1500 at the order of Jean de Cardaillac, abbot of Belleperche. The building underwent alterations in the 18th and 19th centuries.
What is the castle's principal architectural feature?: Its monumental staircase with four straight flights, vaulted in ribs, is among the region's earliest expressions of the Italian staircase type, marking the arrival of Renaissance style.
What happened to the castle during the Wars of Religion?: In 1572, after Huguenots sacked the nearby abbey of Belleperche, surviving monks sought shelter there.