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The Château des Fours, located in Cumont in Occitanie, is a historical monument whose construction spans from the late 15th century to the mid 16th century. This rectangular building, flanked by four corner scallops, illustrates an architectural transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. The older, south-facing sill windows contrast with those of the north-facing facade, decorated with canned pilasters and triangular pediments, showing reshaping around 1540 in Renaissance style. Traces of bricks and a recent Genoese cornice suggest further modifications, while a second floor, now extinct, once existed.

The castle is associated with the figure of Xaintrailles, a companion of arms of Joan of Arc, although this origin remains hypothetically evoked. Among the notable elements, a dovecote was destroyed around 1950, and a door decorated with cariatides and d The deeply redesigned north façade and architectural details such as scauguettes or scallop windows reflect stylistic developments between the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, while highlighting the transformations that the building has undergone over the centuries.

The Château des Fours, listed as a Historical Monument by order of 17 September 1964, maintains a precise location in Cumont (code Insee 82047), in the Tarn-et-Garonne. Its present state, although partially altered by the move of architectural elements, offers a tangible testimony of the constructive techniques and artistic tastes of the 15th and 16th centuries in Occitanie. The accuracy of its location is considered satisfactory, with an approximate address at Les Fours.

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