Collection of frescoes vers 1560 (≈ 1560)
Badgeonning linked to the Protestant conversion of the village.
1ère moitié XVIe siècle
Construction of the Renaissance house
Construction of the Renaissance house 1ère moitié XVIe siècle (≈ 1650)
Edification with Italianizing frescoes inspired by Leonardo da Vinci.
XVIIe siècle
Adding a North Wing
Adding a North Wing XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Extension of main house body.
années 1950
Controversial renovation
Controversial renovation années 1950 (≈ 1950)
Redesign of the berries denaturing the house.
1955
Rediscovered frescoes
Rediscovered frescoes 1955 (≈ 1955)
*Adoration of the Magi* updated.
13 janvier 2000
Partial classification
Partial classification 13 janvier 2000 (≈ 2000)
Registration of the Renaissance house and its tower.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Renaissance logis with its stairway tower (and thus excluding the dovecote which is attached to it to the south and the 17th century house which is attached to it to the north) (Box E 315): inscription by decree of 13 January 2000
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Origin and history
Château Saint-Sauveur, located in Lafitte-sur-Lot (Lot-et-Garonne), is a small Renaissance mansion built in the first half of the 16th century. Its rectangular house, served by a polygonal staircase tower, housed Italian-inspired frescoes, including an Adoration of the Magi evoking Leonardo da Vinci's work. These paintings, dated after 1506-1510, were covered around 1560 during the Protestant conversion of the village, suggesting an occupation by a reformed family.
In the seventeenth century, the castle was mentioned as a cantonment for dragons sent against Protestants, marking its role in religious conflicts. A north wing was added in the 17th or 18th century, while a dovecote completed the whole. The bays were redesigned in the 1950s, altering the Renaissance home, before the rediscovery of frescoes in 1955. Only the original house body with its stair tower was listed as historical monuments in 2000.
The architecture combines a Renaissance style (bottoms of flat tiles, door windows) and later additions (body of house ordered from the eighteenth century). The murals, although degraded, show a rare Italian artistic influence in the region. The site thus illustrates the transformations of a rural mansion between Renaissance and modern times, marked by religious tensions and architectural adaptations.
