Acquisition by a family of parliamentarians années 1770 (≈ 1770)
Castle becomes property of a Toulouse lineage.
1780-1789
Reconstruction of the castle
Reconstruction of the castle 1780-1789 (≈ 1785)
Building rebuilt on its original ruins.
début XIXe siècle
Development of the landscape park
Development of the landscape park début XIXe siècle (≈ 1904)
Creation of a park now gone.
11 août 2010
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 11 août 2010 (≈ 2010)
Total protection of the castle and outbuildings.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The castle in full with all its interior arrangements including the small house adjacent to the west and the wing of the communes returning to the north; the old orangery; facades and roofs of agricultural communal buildings; the dovecote; the cooler; the portal with the two entrance pavilions; the fence wall with a gazebo overlooking the village square (cad. A 399, 400, 395 to 398, 432, 433, 69; D 406): entry by order of 11 August 2010
Key figures
Architecte Carcenac - Design Designer
Designed castle and nearby church.
Famille de parlementaires toulousains - Owners in the 18th century
Reconstruction sponsors.
Origin and history
Drudas Castle, located in the eponymous village of Haute-Garonne (Occitanie), was rebuilt between the second half of the 18th century and the first half of the 19th century in a rigorous neo-classical style. It is integrated into a large architectural complex including a nearby church, designed according to the plans of the architect Carcenac, as well as organized outbuildings (orangery, cooler, agricultural communes and entrance pavilions). This ambitious project reflects the influence of the aristocratic country houses of the end of the Old Regime, combining functionality and orderly aesthetics.
Acquired in the 1770s by a family of Toulouse parliamentarians, the original castle, then in ruins, was completely rebuilt between 1780 and 1789 on its original site. At the beginning of the 19th century, a landscaped park was built, of which only remains today. The authenticity of the place is preserved thanks to its period interior arrangements, such as the small apartments on the floor or an Empire lounge, although the general condition of the building suffers from structural deterioration (slowing of the facade on garden, deformation of the walls).
Ranked as a Historical Monument by order of 11 August 2010, the castle fully protects its home, its interior arrangements, as well as its ancillary elements (orangery, pigeon, cooler, gate and fence wall with gazebo). Despite obvious disturbances — in particular the partial deterioration of the floors and ceiling of the monumental stairwell — the whole remains relatively intact. This heritage illustrates the architectural heritage of the regional elites at the hinge of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
