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Origin and history

The castle of La Beloterie, also known as Labeloterie or Lablotterie, is a monument located in Noailhac, in the Tarn (Occitanie). Its site shows an ancient occupation, attested from the 9th century: in 1881, a Carolingian tomb was discovered there, containing a denier of King Eudes (888-889) struck in Toulouse. This vestige suggests an early human presence, probably linked to a defensive or seigneurial function.

Built in the 16th century by the Darrazat family (or from Arrazat), the building served first as a hunting relay before becoming their main residence. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, during the Wars of Religion, Henry II of Bourbon-Condé briefly stayed there during the siege of Brassac, held by Protestants. This context illustrates its strategic role in the religious conflicts of the time.

In 1686, François Darasat, lord of the place, was mentioned in judicial archives. In 1695, the castle passed by alliance to Joseph Barbara, who married Marie Darrazat and founded the Barbara line of Labelotterie. The family preserves the building until the 20th century, reshaping it in the 19th century to give it its present appearance: two bodies of triangular pediments, framing a central building with doric peristyle.

The architecture, sober and inspired by the models of Jean-Pierre Laffon, includes outbuildings decorated with granite. The domain thus reflects the evolution of aristocratic tastes, between seigneurial functionality and classical aesthetics. The discovery of the Carolingian tomb and the transformations of the 19th and 20th centuries make it a multi-sacular witness to local history.

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