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Origin and history

The castle of Peyrole, now extinct, was built between the church of Saint-Maurice and the place called Peyrole. The site, occupied since ancient times, preserves remains suggesting the presence of a Gallo-Roman villa. These physical traces testify to an ancient occupation, long before the medieval castle was built.

The building of the castle probably dates back to the Middle Central Ages, under the authority of the Viscounts of Albi. The first written mention dates from 1184, when Pierre de Pétapol, lord of Peyrole, ceded the estate — then called the "Mas du château de Peyrole" — to the Abbey of Candeil. This transfer marks the beginning of a series of changes in ownership related to regional conflicts.

In 1227, the Count of Toulouse Raymond VII granted the rights of high and low justice to the abbey, but the crusade of the Albigeois upset this dynamic. Philippe II de Montfort, seigneur of Castres, seprea of the estate, who then passed to the Counts of Foix, then to the crown of France. The king retained the land until 1700, when it was transferred to Baron François de Gélas, Viscount of Lautrec.

The castle, last mentioned in the 12th century, gradually disappears from the archives. Its destruction, although likely, is not documented by any source, leaving its final fate uncertain. The ancient and medieval remains remain the only testimonies of his past.

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