How long has Mas de l'Age been documented ?

The castle is attested in texts from 1407 onwards, though most of its current architecture dates to the 15th and 16th centuries.

What is protected as a historic monument ?

The facades and roofs of the main building, the return wing, and the chapel, as well as the ribbed-vault room with its paintings.

When do the interior paintings date from ?

The painted decoration in the ribbed-vault room dates to the Directoire period during the Revolutionary era.

Château du Mas de l'Age

Couzeix

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Where: Couzeix

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Château du Mas de l'Age stands in Couzeix (Haute-Vienne), 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). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Mas de l'Age is a feudal castle in Couzeix, Haute-Vienne, documented from 1407 onwards. Built in the 15th and 16th centuries around a main residence with an external staircase tower, the estate retains an isolated chapel and a later wing. The interior houses a ribbed-vault room decorated with Revolutionary-era paintings depicting landscapes and everyday scenes.

What to know

The castle dates mainly to the 15th and 16th centuries and retains traces of its feudal past, including its moat and ponds.
The paintings in the ribbed-vault room date to the Directoire period and are among the site's protected elements.
The building has been listed as a historic monument since 1975.

Where this château is

Couzeix · Haute-Vienne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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8 Rte de Bellac, 87270 Couzeix

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00100292
Period of construction: 15th century, 16th century

Frequently asked

How long has Mas de l'Age been documented ?: The castle is attested in texts from 1407 onwards, though most of its current architecture dates to the 15th and 16th centuries.
What is protected as a historic monument ?: The facades and roofs of the main building, the return wing, and the chapel, as well as the ribbed-vault room with its paintings.
When do the interior paintings date from ?: The painted decoration in the ribbed-vault room dates to the Directoire period during the Revolutionary era.