Can you visit the château de Tombebouc?

Our data does not include opening hours or admission prices, so it is best to check access conditions before planning a visit.

What is the origin of the château de Tombebouc?

The keep and first residence date from the late 13th or early 14th century, with the outer enclosure and its towers added in the 16th century.

Why is the château de Tombebouc historically significant?

Between 1941 and 1942, it housed a group of foreign Jewish workers under the Vichy regime before their deportation to Auschwitz via Drancy.

Is the château de Tombebouc a protected monument?

It has been listed as a historic monument since 9 February 2009, a protection covering the château, its enclosure, moat and bridge.

Château de Tombebouc

Tombebouc Castle

Allez-et-Cazeneuve

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Where: Allez-et-Cazeneuve

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Château de Tombebouc stands in Allez-et-Cazeneuve (Lot-et-Garonne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century, 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Standing on a spur above the Autonne valley, the château de Tombebouc combines a medieval keep from the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries with an enclosure enlarged in the 16th century, flanked by four towers pierced with gun loops. Surrounded by a moat crossed by a bridge, the site bears the marks of its later use as a farming estate, and also of a darker episode: it served as an internment site for foreign Jewish workers under the Vichy regime in 1941 and 1942. A visit here reveals several centuries of architectural change layered on one fortified site.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a historic monument since 2009, a protection covering the building, its enclosure, moat and bridge.
No opening hours or admission prices are available in our records, so it is worth checking directly before visiting.
The site sits on a rocky spur, meaning the approach involves sloped and uneven ground.
The keep lost its top two storeys during the Revolution, and the structure seen today reflects building phases spread from the 14th to the 16th century.
The château passed through several later uses, agricultural, then sanatorium and detention centre, before its heritage listing.

Where this château is

Allez-et-Cazeneuve · Lot-et-Garonne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

47110 Allez-et-Cazeneuve

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA47000079
Period of construction: 14th century, 16th century

Frequently asked

Can you visit the château de Tombebouc?: Our data does not include opening hours or admission prices, so it is best to check access conditions before planning a visit.
What is the origin of the château de Tombebouc?: The keep and first residence date from the late 13th or early 14th century, with the outer enclosure and its towers added in the 16th century.
Why is the château de Tombebouc historically significant?: Between 1941 and 1942, it housed a group of foreign Jewish workers under the Vichy regime before their deportation to Auschwitz via Drancy.
Is the château de Tombebouc a protected monument?: It has been listed as a historic monument since 9 February 2009, a protection covering the château, its enclosure, moat and bridge.