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Castle à Montégut-en-Couserans dans l'Ariège

Ariège

Castle

    6 La Serre
    09200 Montégut-en-Couserans
Photo de Castle
Crédit photo : Sergio09200 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Moyen Âge central
Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1100
1200
1300
…
1700
1800
1900
2000
1110
First mention of the castle
1130-1216
Feudal conflicts
1216
Fire of Saint-Lizier
XVIIe siècle
Transformation into residence
10 août 1987
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

External speaker; facades and roofs, including the interior façades of primitive dungeons; archaeological remains contained inside the castle and two painted ceilings (from the dining room to the ground floor and a bedroom to the first floor) , painted frieze of the entrance hall to the ground floor (Box B 232): inscription by decree of 10 August 1987

Key figures

Seigneurs de Montégut (1130-1216) - Vassaux of the Counts of Comminges Involved in local wars.
Amaury de Narbonne - Former owner Vendit Montégut in the 17th century.
Octavien de Roquemaurel - Buyer of the castle Turn the site into a residence.
Jean de Roquemaurel - Baron de Montégut (1680) Heir and lord under Louis XIV.
Simon de Montfort - Temporary Ally (local tradition) Linked to the Albige crusade.

Origin and history

The Château de Montégut, located in the Couserans on the commune of Montégut-en-Couserans (Ariège, Occitanie), is mentioned as from 1110 as a massive dungeon surrounded by a enclosure, built on an isolated oppidum. Between 1130 and 1216 his lords, vassals of the Counts of Comminges, led conflicts against the royal estates, notably by burning the nearby city of Saint-Lizier in 1216. This strategic site, at 575 metres above sea level, reflected local feudal tensions.

In the 17th century the dungeon was partially razed, and the castle was transformed into a residence by the family of Roquemaurel, after its acquisition by Amaury de Narbonne and then Octavien de Roquemaurel. Jean de Roquemaurel, Baron of Montégut in 1680, and his descendants retained the title until the Revolution. The interior arrangements of this period, such as the painted ceilings and the Louis XIII chimneys, attest to this change in function.

The castle, a private property not open to the public, was partially inscribed in the Historical Monuments in 1987 for its medieval elements (premises, dungeons, archaeological remains) and 17th century decorations. Its history is marked by changing alliances, such as that with Simon de Montfort during the crusade against the Albigois, according to local tradition. Recent excavations and studies underline its role in the medieval fortifications of the Couserans.

Today, the castle retains traces of its successive enclosures, including a rectangular tower without external opening, and a central well in the courtyard. Its architecture thus combines 12th century defensive elements and 17th and 19th century residential developments, after its legacy by the Sentenac-Jalenques family.

External links

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