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Origin and history

The castle of Campagnac, located in the Tarn, is an ancient castle whose exact date of construction remains unknown. From the 10th century, the seigneury of Campagnac was attested as belonging to the Counts of Toulouse, which kept it until the 13th century. After the crusade of the Albigeois and the demise of the Counts Raimondins, it passed to the Crown of France, then was ceded to the family of Rabastens. The building, built between the 10th and 16th centuries, is mentioned during the Wars of Religion.

In 1587, the Catholics took over the castle and the village, offering the seigneury to the bishop of Albi, Julien de Medici, responsible for restoring order. Five years later, in 1592, the Duke Henri de Joyeuse, lieutenant-general of Languedoc, ordered his destruction to prevent him from falling into the hands of Protestants. This order will ultimately never be executed. After this troubled period, the castle and the seigneury passed to the family of Vignes, which probably kept them until the French Revolution.

Architecturally, the castle consists of two houses separated by a garden. The west house, rectangular and flanked by a round tower, rises on three floors, while the L house has an imposing circular tower. The building features a neat stone apparatus and sill windows, characteristic of medieval and renaissant buildings.

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