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La Ferme de Bouteille-Haut is a typical rural farm in the commune of Marminiac in the Lot department. Built at the end of the 17th or early 18th century, it embodies the social ascent of the Delbreil family, who became local bourgeois. Its architecture, marked by pigeon towers and a monumental portal, reflects this prosperity.

The Delbreil family, attested since the 14th century, gradually increased its influence, as evidenced by Pierre de Brolhio, priest and royal notary in 1502. In the 18th century, Jean Delbreil, the so-called bourgeois of Bouteille, enlarged the farm in 1758, adding a third pigeon tower and a portal. These developments symbolize its high social status, consolidated by marriage alliances with wealthy merchants.

Around the central courtyard, outbuildings (grange, barn, bread oven) were added in the 19th century, completing the whole. The farm, classified as a historic monument in 1995, illustrates the evolution of the Quercy farms, combining functionality and architectural prestige. Its well, facades and fence wall are protected for their heritage value.

Historical sources, such as Françoise Auricoste's work, underline the role of this rural bourgeoisie in the economic structuring of Quercy. The farm remains a tangible testimony of that time, when agriculture and social status intertwined closely in the local landscape.

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