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Origin and history

The castle of Boutary is a seigneurial house built around 1789 on the lands of Boutary (or Boutaria), in the town of Escatalens in Tarn-et-Garonne. His name comes from the lands ceded around 1610 by the Protestant family Boutaric de Montauban. The estate, initially agricultural, became a symbol of prestige for local noble families.

The castle was built by Jean Pierre Anne Delpech (1758-1823), lord of Boutary and treasurer of France at Montauban, then Toulouse. Passed to his descendants, he passed in the mid-19th century to Baron Marie Joseph de Saint-Vincent de Brassac, anoblied in 1818. The latter makes it its secondary residence and modernises the estate, adding chapel, greenhouse and landscaped amenities.

In the 19th and 20th centuries, the Saint Vincent family developed activities related to art and viticulture. Roland de Saint-Vincent, co-founder of Sisley, set up a luxury fruit processing plant there, which was active until 1990. The castle, with its park, land, 17th century mill and orangery, reflects the economic and social evolution of the region.

Architecturally, the castle is a square in pink brick, with two towers to the north and a pediment to the south. The estate also includes a farm, an 18th century orangery and a 17th century mill. Acquired by the Dieye family in 2019, there remains a testimony of the aristocratic and entrepreneurial history of Occitanie.

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