Can you visit the Montalègre castle?

The castle now functions as guest accommodation, so visiting the monument itself is mainly through staying there.

How old is the Montalègre castle?

The main building and towers date from the 14th century, though the lordship is recorded as early as 1268.

Which families owned the castle?

The lordship passed through the house of Rodez, then the Corneillan, Marcilhac and Yzarn de Valady families.

What is protected under historic monument status?

Only the facades and roofs are listed, under a decree dated 17 July 1978.

Château de Montalègre

Montalègre Castle

Versols-et-Lapeyre

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Versols-et-Lapeyre

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Château de Montalègre stands in Versols-et-Lapeyre (Aveyron), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Set in the Sorgues valley, the Montalègre castle shows an almost square feudal layout flanked by four round towers, a surviving example of medieval fortified architecture from the 14th century. Visitors can see a spiral staircase built into a projecting bay on the facade, Gothic fireplaces still in place on an upper floor, and a vaulted room with a conch-shaped ceiling that still bears traces of religious wall paintings, remnants of a former chapel. The building passed through several noble families from the Rouergue and Limousin regions over the centuries and now serves as guest accommodation.

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What to know

The castle now operates as guest accommodation, which shapes how it can be visited.
Its facades and roofs have been listed as a historic monument since 1978.
The main architectural interest lies in the spiral staircase, the Gothic fireplaces and the former vaulted chapel.
No visiting hours or admission fees are given in the verified information.

Where this château is

Versols-et-Lapeyre · Aveyron · Occitanie

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Address

12400 Versols-et-Lapeyre

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00094194
Period of construction: 14th century

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Can you visit the Montalègre castle?: The castle now functions as guest accommodation, so visiting the monument itself is mainly through staying there.
How old is the Montalègre castle?: The main building and towers date from the 14th century, though the lordship is recorded as early as 1268.
Which families owned the castle?: The lordship passed through the house of Rodez, then the Corneillan, Marcilhac and Yzarn de Valady families.
What is protected under historic monument status?: Only the facades and roofs are listed, under a decree dated 17 July 1978.