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The castle of Aragon, located in the village of the same name in Occitanie, is a 16th and 17th century building. It is distinguished by its axial symmetry, with an inner courtyard and a framed facade of two square towers. The entrance door, initially protected by a steeple, was modified in subsequent reshuffles, with the addition of a bevel window and a framed enlargement of columns decorated with diamond tips. Inside, a large low arch, vestige of the old gallery on the first floor, remains in the courtyard.

The castle was mentioned as early as 1287 in the form of a castrum, then royal property since the Albige crusade. He was subdued to various lords before being transformed in the 16th and 17th centuries. The facade on the square was later embellished by a gallery with three arches, probably during the development of an adjacent part of the square, attested around 1750. Ranked a Historic Monument in 1948, it preserves protected elements such as the door, the portico, and vestiges of the steeple.

The architectural changes reflect the evolution of the defensive and aesthetic needs: the medieval brace gives way to wider openings and Renaissance decorations, while the gallery and the floor illustrate a desire to beautify typical of the seigneurial residences of the modern era. Today, the castle bears witness to these historical strata, although some elements, such as the most recent, have disappeared.

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