Selection of the most beautiful monuments in Midi-Pyrénées

Château fort
12600 Lacroix-Barrez

The castle of Valon, the ruin of a 14th century castle, dominates the valley of Truyère in Lacroix-Barrez in Aveyron. Ranked a historical monument in 1925, it bears witness to a medieval defensive architecture with dungeon and scauguettes.

Château de style Gothique
12550 Coupiac

The Château de Coupiac, built in the 13th and 15th centuries in Coupiac en Aveyron, is an imposing castle in flamboyant Gothic style, marked by circular towers and preserved medieval architecture.

Château fort
09250 Lordat

Lordat Castle, a medieval fortress of the 11th and 15th centuries, dominates the Ariège Valley at an altitude of 965 m on the town of Lordat in Occitanie. Impressive ruins of a cathar and feudal strategic site.

Château fort
12310 Bertholène

The Château des Bourines, a 13th-15th-century feudal fortified barn in Bertholène (Aveyron), is a rare example of monastic and military architecture linked to the Domerie of Aubrac.

Maison forte
12260 Villeneuve

The castle of Toulonnergues, a 15th-century medieval building in Villeneuve (Aveyron), combines seigneurial houses with defensive elements, with a staircase tower in screws and characteristic rounded angles.

Château fort
12210 Montpeyroux

The Château du Bousquet, built in the 14th century in Montpeyroux in Aveyron, is an ancient restored castle, marked by its defensive architecture and its role on the way to Santiago de Compostela.

Château fort
12150 Sévérac d'Aveyron

Loupiac Castle, built in the 16th century, is a castle located in Séverac d'Aveyron, Occitanie, known for its defensive architecture and its role in the wars of Religion.

Château de style Renaissance
12390 Bournazel

Bournazel Castle, a 16th century Renaissance jewel in Aveyron, dominates the eponymous village. This monument combines refined architecture and medieval remains, witness to an aristocratic history.