When was Momas Castle built?

The feudal motte dates from the 11th century. The current manor was built in the 16th century, then enlarged in the 17th century and modified in the 18th and 19th centuries.

What can be visited at Momas Castle?

The facades and roofs of the castle and its outbuildings are protected, along with interior panelling and the feudal motte. Notable features include 18th-century graffiti in the tower, a fireplace made with wine press screws, and surviving ramparts.

Who built the fireplace decorated with wine press screws?

The 19th-century fireplace was created using elements from wine presses, reflecting the property's past as a wine-producing estate.

Château de Momas

Momas Castle

Momas

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Château de Momas stands in Momas (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Momas Castle has occupied a feudal motte since the 11th century in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques. The manor visitors see today was built in the 16th century as a rectangular lodge flanked by an angled tower. Enlarged in the 17th century and modified afterwards, it bears traces of its evolution: 18th-century panelling, a 19th-century fireplace decorated with wine press screws, and surviving ramparts from the former fortification. Around the main building stand the barn and wine-making building, constructed of pebbles and bricks.

What to know

The castle and its outbuildings have been listed as historical monuments since 1989.
The interior of the building and tower preserve architectural details from the 18th and 19th centuries, including 18th-century graffiti in the stairwell.
The site includes the surviving ramparts of the feudal motte, particularly on the north-west and south-west sides.
The buildings belonged to a wine-producing estate until the Revolution, when the property was divided and worked as a vineyard before being abandoned in the 20th century.

Where this château is

Momas · Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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64230

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00084546
Period of construction: 16th century, 17th century

Frequently asked

When was Momas Castle built?: The feudal motte dates from the 11th century. The current manor was built in the 16th century, then enlarged in the 17th century and modified in the 18th and 19th centuries.
What can be visited at Momas Castle?: The facades and roofs of the castle and its outbuildings are protected, along with interior panelling and the feudal motte. Notable features include 18th-century graffiti in the tower, a fireplace made with wine press screws, and surviving ramparts.
Who built the fireplace decorated with wine press screws?: The 19th-century fireplace was created using elements from wine presses, reflecting the property's past as a wine-producing estate.