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Château du Rodier à Monclar dans le Lot-et-Garonne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Lot-et-Garonne

Château du Rodier

    D101
    47380 Monclar
Crédit photo : Tomtomawais - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1632
Death of Joachim du Puy
1777
Wedding of Pierre de Montalembert
milieu du XVIIIe siècle
Presumed construction of the castle
23 avril 2007
Registration historical monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The castle in its entirety (Box ZT 66): registration by order of 23 April 2007

Key figures

François du Puy, sieur du Rodier - Member of the Puy family Husband of Judith Fournier in 1657.
Marguerite du Puy - Lady of Rodier Inhabitant of the castle, aunt of Marie Thérèse de Barrail.
Pierre de Montalembert - Lord of Trépadou Married to the castle in 1777.
Marie Thérèse de Barrail - Daughter of Jean de Barrail Wife of Pierre de Montalembert in 1777.
Jean de Barrail - Vice Admiral of France Uncle of Marie Thérèse, died in 1762.

Origin and history

Château du Rodier is an 18th-century building located in the commune of Monclar, New Aquitaine. Built mid-slope, it overlooks the Tolzac valley and embodies the typical architecture of the Agen of that time. Its history is closely linked to the family of Puy, attested since the 17th century, of which several members, such as François du Puy, Sieur du Rodier, or Marguerite du Puy, marked its evolution.

The building of the castle is probably attributed to Renaud du Puy, although the sources do not explicitly confirm this. He was mentioned as a framework for the marriage of Pierre de Montalembert, lord of Trépadou, with Marie Thérèse de Barrail in 1777. This marriage united two local noble families, the Montalemberts and the Barrails, the latter being linked to Jean de Barrail, vice-admiral of France in 1753. The castle, inhabited by Marguerite du Puy before his marriage, thus became a symbol of the aristocratic alliances of the time.

The Château du Rodier was listed in the inventory of historical monuments on 23 April 2007, recognizing its heritage value. Its architecture reflects the 18th century codes in the region, with a structure adapted to the reliefs of the Tolzac valley. The archives also mention links with the Agenese nobility, as evidenced by the work of Jules de Bourrousse de Laffore on the noble families of the Senechalite d'Agenas in the early eighteenth century.

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