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 Castle of Prada à Labastide-d'Armagnac dans les Landes

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Landes

Castle of Prada

    Route de Lannemaignan
    40240 Labastide-d'Armagnac
Château du Prada
Château du Prada
Crédit photo : Jibi44 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
vers 1764
Construction of the castle
1914-1918
Bouglon's Odette Commitment
1940
Death of Jean de Bouglon
28 décembre 1984
Partial classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Entrance gate, facades and roofs of the house body and outbuildings, stone chimneys and stairway of the house body (cad. A 562 to 567, 624) : entry by order of 28 December 1984

Key figures

Jean de Bouglon - Prosecutor of the King and Governor of Eauze Father of the sponsor of the castle
Victor Louis - Architect Designer of the castle and the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux
Odette de Bouglon - Driver of ambulances Committed during the First World War
Jean de Bouglon (petit-fils) - Military Death in 1940 on the Maginot line

Origin and history

The Prada Castle, located in Labastide-d'Armagnac in the Landes, was built around 1764 by Victor Louis, the future architect of the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux. Commanded by the son of Jean de Bouglon, king's attorney and governor of Eauze, the castle embodies a desire for prestige and practicality, reflecting the social ascent of this bourgeois family.

The estate became the cradle of a military line marked by figures such as Odette de Bouglon, who was hired as a driver of ambulances during the First World War, and Jean de Bouglon, who died in 1940 on the Maginot line. These destinies illustrate both the aristocratic and patriotic heritage of the castle.

Partially listed as historical monuments in 1984, the Prada Castle retains remarkable elements: facades, roofs, stone fireplaces, an interior staircase and an entrance gate. These protections underline its architectural importance and its anchor in the local history of the Landes.

External links

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Page Monumentum