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Origin and history

The Château de Lavercantière, located in the Lot department, belongs from the 10th century to the family of Gourdon. In 1188, Richard Lion's Heart seized, marking a key episode in his medieval history. In the 14th century, the seigneury was linked to the chapter of Cahors by feudal tributes, notably those of Aymeric de Gourdon in 1302 and Bertrand de Salviac in 1401, confirming its strategic and legal importance in the region.

In 1528, the seigneury passed to the Lagrange-Gourdon after the marriage of Marquèse de Gourdon with Michel de Lagrange. This family retains the estate until the Revolution. The present castle, rebuilt from the seventeenth century on medieval foundations, remains unfinished: only a "T" plan is realized, the western wing being added only in the eighteenth century. Jacques de La Grange-Gourdon was born there in 1755.

The remains of the buildings surrounding the courtyard, visible on the 1810 cadastre, bear witness to its former prestige. In 1991, the castle was listed as a historical monument, illustrating the architectural and social evolution of a Quercynian seigneury, from medieval conflicts to modern times.

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