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Origin and history

The Château de Pomarède, located in Moncrabeau (Lot-et-Garonne), is an architectural complex of the eighteenth century, combining a mansion and agricultural outbuildings arranged around a square courtyard. Originally, this court was closed by a wrought iron gate, sold and melted in 1794 during the revolutionary seizure. The house, accessible by a staircase with wrought iron ramp, houses Louis XIII woodwork in the dining room, while the agricultural buildings preserve the remains of a cellar, with cudier and fermentation vats, as well as vaulted barns dedicated to the storage of wine or transformed into stables.

The northern outbuildings, sheltering cellar and press, were built in 1717, followed by the house between 1724 and 1725, as evidenced by the dates marked. The southern outbuildings and the dovecote, with a conical roof and a hundred bolts, date from the last quarter of the eighteenth century. The estate was acquired in 1681 by Étienne Dupré, squire, before subsequent developments, such as the entrance pavilions, were made at the end of the 18th or early 19th century, in connection with the Bordeaux-Auch road.

A restoration project designed by Léon Drouyn in 1883, aimed at the west elevation, was only partially carried out (southwest corner tower) because of the phylloxera crisis, which impoverished the estate. At the end of the 19th century, the south shed and adjacent housing were rebuilt. Today, the castle has preserved protected elements since 1969, including facades, roofs, and interior staircase, reflecting its wine and seigneurial history.

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