Château du Petit Lude
Petit Lude Castle
Albi
Access
No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Albi
To make a day of it
Open within 20 km
Château du Petit Lude stands in Albi (Tarn), in the Occitanie region of France. No visits are on record for this building.
On the edge of Albi, the château du Petit Lude was built from 1645 for bishop Gaspard de Daillon du Lude, replacing the château de Combefa. Once nicknamed the Petit Versailles for its scale and gardens, it now houses the buildings of the Bon Sauveur foundation, a hospital and school complex. Original cellars and ten urn pedestals remain in the grounds, along with a neoclassical chapel built in 1846.
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What to know
- The site now belongs to a psychiatric hospital and school complex, which limits public access.
- No organised tourist visit of the château is reported.
- The grounds retain visible remains, such as the urn pedestals, viewable from outside.
- The neoclassical chapel of 1846 stands within the current hospital grounds.
Where this château is
Albi · Tarn · Occitanie
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Address
Albi, Tarn
Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.
- Heritage status
- Protection status unknown
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Frequently asked
- Can you visit the château du Petit Lude?
- The site is occupied by a psychiatric hospital and a school, and no tourist visits are organised.
- Where is the château du Petit Lude located?
- It stands at the edge of Albi, in the Tarn department.
- Why is it nicknamed the Petit Versailles?
- Because of the scale of its estate and its French-style gardens, which earned it this nickname.
- What remains of the original château?
- The original cellars and ten urn pedestals in the grounds are still identifiable.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
