When was Château du Bousquet built?

The castle was constructed in the first half of the 18th century and heightened in 1840. The orangery and fountain date to around 1870.

What buildings and structures are included in the listed estate?

The protection encompasses the castle, chapel, orangery, outbuildings, stables, dovecote, terraces, gardens and fountains.

What interior decoration survives in the castle?

The castle retains its woodwork, stucco and fireplaces decorated with classical motifs from its original period of construction.

Château du Bousquet

Bousquet Castle

Clermont-Dessous

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Where: Clermont-Dessous

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Château du Bousquet stands in Clermont-Dessous (Lot-et-Garonne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first half of the 18th century, 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The Bousquet castle was built in the first half of the 18th century and stands prominently above the plain of Clermont-Dessous. It rests on a terraced platform reinforced by substantial masonry walls. The interior retains its period decoration: woodwork, stucco and fireplaces with classical motifs. The entire estate, including terraced gardens and outbuildings, represents a coherent example of 18th-century architecture and estate organisation in the Lot-et-Garonne region.

What to know

The castle was heightened in the 1840s, significantly altering its original proportions.
Major landscape improvements date to around 1870, including an orangery, fountain and water system integrated into the terraced design.
The entire estate, including the chapel, outbuildings, stables and dovecote, has been protected as a historic monument since 2013.
The gardens are laid out in successive terraces that follow the topography and structure the relationship between the building and its surroundings.

Where this château is

Clermont-Dessous · Lot-et-Garonne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

Clermont-Dessous, Lot-et-Garonne

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA47000086
Period of construction: first half of the 18th century, 19th century

Frequently asked

When was Château du Bousquet built?: The castle was constructed in the first half of the 18th century and heightened in 1840. The orangery and fountain date to around 1870.
What buildings and structures are included in the listed estate?: The protection encompasses the castle, chapel, orangery, outbuildings, stables, dovecote, terraces, gardens and fountains.
What interior decoration survives in the castle?: The castle retains its woodwork, stucco and fireplaces decorated with classical motifs from its original period of construction.