When was Saint-Pau château built?

The oldest structure dates from the late 15th century. Certain interior elements, such as an engraved fireplace, attest to work or modifications in the 17th century.

What is protected as a historic monument?

The facades and roofs of the château and its dependencies are listed, as are two notable ground-floor fireplaces: one from the 15th century, the other from 1684.

What lies beneath the château?

Underground passages arranged in a T-shape occupy the subsoil, testifying to an ancient concern for defense and protection.

Château de Saint-Pau

Saint-Pau Castle

Sos

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Where: Sos

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Château de Saint-Pau stands in Sos (Lot-et-Garonne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 16th century, 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Saint-Pau château, built in the late 15th century in Sos, structures its architecture around a central square tower that houses the staircase and articulates two wings arranged in a right angle return. A second square tower, projecting to the southwest, reinforces the composition of the western building. The complex, supplemented by outbuildings and dependencies, fits within a defensive context: an enclosure flanked by two square dovecotes encloses the domain, pierced by a double-passage gateway. Beneath the château extends a T-shaped network of underground passages.

What to know

The 1988 historic monument designation protects the fireplaces in the dining room in particular: one dates from the 15th century, the other bears the engraved date 1684.
The monument consists of two wings arranged at right angles around a central stair tower, completed by outbuildings and an enclosure fitted with two dovecotes.
A T-shaped network of underground passages occupies the subsoil beneath the château.

Where this château is

Sos · Lot-et-Garonne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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47170 Sos

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00084254
Period of construction: 15th century, 16th century, 17th century

Frequently asked

When was Saint-Pau château built?: The oldest structure dates from the late 15th century. Certain interior elements, such as an engraved fireplace, attest to work or modifications in the 17th century.
What is protected as a historic monument?: The facades and roofs of the château and its dependencies are listed, as are two notable ground-floor fireplaces: one from the 15th century, the other from 1684.
What lies beneath the château?: Underground passages arranged in a T-shape occupy the subsoil, testifying to an ancient concern for defense and protection.