Purchase by Marshal Pérignon 1797 (≈ 1797)
Residence acquired and linked to his military career.
XIXe siècle
Neo-medieval transformations
Neo-medieval transformations XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Additions by his son and grandson.
19 septembre 2002
Protection of chapels
Protection of chapels 19 septembre 2002 (≈ 2002)
Registration as a Historic Monument.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The funeral and neo-gothic chapels of the castle (cad. A 702): inscription by decree of 19 September 2002
Key figures
Maréchal Pérignon - Owner and military figure
Buyer in 1797, viceroy of Naples.
Fils et petit-fils du maréchal - Transformers of the castle
New medieval additions in the 19th century.
Origin and history
The castle of Pérignon, located in Finhan, Occitanie, was acquired in 1797 by Marshal Pérignon, a military figure who had commanded the army of the Pyrenees, then became viceroy of Naples and governor of Paris. This 19th-century monument preserves memories related to this marshal, while his son and grandson added neo-medieval architectural elements, such as crenellated towers and a neo-Gothic chapel.
The castle, rectangular, is covered with a four-paned roof with a triangular pediment on its main façade. Its dissymmetric lateral wings are flanked by three-storey towers, and the north facade is lined with terraced buildings. The neo-Gothic chapel, decorated with a ceramic tympanum and twin columns, is connected to the castle by a wing decorated with capitals inspired by those of Moissac. The park also houses a funeral chapel in style from Egypt.
The property initially consisted of outbuildings ( stables, farm, guardian house). Only funeral and neo-Gothic chapels have been protected as Historical Monuments since a decree of 19 September 2002. The castle thus illustrates the architectural evolution of the nineteenth century, mixing military heritage, medieval influences and stylistic exoticism.
