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Courrensan Castle, located in Gers in Occitanie, is a monument dating back to the 13th century, with major transformations in the 15th, 16th and 18th centuries. It consists of two distinct parts: an old building, once flanked by two towers (one of which remains), and an 18th century wing. The building is partly built on a rocky base housing an underground room vaulted in a cradle, a defensive vestige typical of medieval architecture. A spiral staircase serves the floors of the old building, while the classic wing retains original woodwork and paintings.

Acquired by the commune during the French Revolution, the castle served successively as a school, presbytery and refuge for displaced people. His history is linked to two notable figures: Scipion Dupleix, historiographer of France at the beginning of the seventeenth century, who would have originated there, and Abbé Lucante, a naturalist and founder of the Société française de botanique, who published his studies there. The ravages suffered by the monument over the centuries have altered its structure, including the destruction of a tower in the early twentieth century.

The protections under the title of Historical Monuments concern facades, roofs, an 18th-century walled room, a 15th-century chimney, as well as remains of fortifications (walls, floor and basement). These elements, inscribed by decrees in 1979 and 2023, testify to its architectural evolution and its role in local history. The oldest part, oriented towards the village, contrasts with the classical perpendicular wing, illustrating the adaptations of the castle throughout the eras.

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