When was Saint-Cricq Castle built ?

It dates from the last quarter of the 15th century.

What defensive features characterize the site ?

A crenelated wall, a wall-walk and a corner turret protect a closed courtyard.

What distinguishes its main façade ?

A four-sided tower divides the front, with decoration including cartouches, escutcheons, sculptured heads and caryatids enhanced by wall paintings.

Château de Saint-Cricq

Saint-Cricq Castle

Auch

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Where: Auch

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Château de Saint-Cricq stands in Auch (Gers), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 15th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built in the last quarter of the 15th century, Saint-Cricq Castle features a façade decorated with cartouches, escutcheons and sculptured heads. A four-sided tower divides its front into two unequal sections, while a closed courtyard protected by a crenelated wall with a wall-walk guards the entrance. A pepper-pot turret at the southwest corner completes the fortified composition.

What to know

The castle has been registered as a historic monument since 1925.
Access is gained through a closed courtyard protected by a defensive wall.
Ground-floor windows retain their original mullions.
Outbuildings line the perimeter wall and extend the estate complex.

Where this château is

Auch · Gers · Occitanie

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Address

32000 Auch

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00094704
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 15th century

Frequently asked

When was Saint-Cricq Castle built ?: It dates from the last quarter of the 15th century.
What defensive features characterize the site ?: A crenelated wall, a wall-walk and a corner turret protect a closed courtyard.
What distinguishes its main façade ?: A four-sided tower divides the front, with decoration including cartouches, escutcheons, sculptured heads and caryatids enhanced by wall paintings.