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Caylus Castle dans le Cantal

Cantal

Caylus Castle

    4 Caylus
    81240 Vezels-Roussy
Auteur inconnuUnknown author

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1538
Marriage transmission
XVe siècle
Initial construction
1680
Barony elevation
1749
Renamation of the village
1802
Restoration of name
2018
Archaeological excavations
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Nicolas de Bernon - Lord of Caylus First owner certified in the 15th century.
Étienne de Caylus - Lord by marriage Bride of Beatrix de Bernon in 1538.
Jean de Caylus - Baron de Caylus Obtained baronial elevation (1680).
Joseph-François de Caylus - Marquis de Caylus Renamed the village in 1749.
Pierre Antoine Louis Euremond Poumayrac de Masredon - Owner and Mayor Acquierts the castle in the 19th century.

Origin and history

Caylus Castle, also known as Cailus Castle, is a 15th century castle located in Rouairoux, Tarn department, Occitanie region. Initially the seat of a seigneury of Castres County, it became the historical centre of the present village. Its architecture combines a house body flanked by a square tower and a wing with a circular turret, modified in the 19th century.

The family of Bernon (or Vernon) is the first certified owner, with Nicolas de Bernon cited as lord in the 15th century. In 1538, the castle passed by marriage to Étienne de Caylus, whose descendants obtained the elevation of the seigneury in Barony (1680), then in Marquisat. The Marquis Joseph-François de Caylus even renamed the village Caylus in 1749, before it found its original name, Rouairoux, in 1802.

In the 19th century, the castle changed hands several times, notably with Pierre Antoine Louis Euremond Poumayrac de Masredon, mayor of the village. Archaeological excavations in 2018 reveal medieval remains and traces of buildings of the 5th century, confirming the site's seniority. These findings suggest the presence of structures still buried in the castral mot.

Architecturally, the castle combines defensive elements (square tower, decorative mâchicoulis) and Renaissance comfort features, such as sled windows. The court of honor, with its fountain, and the slate roofs complete this whole, witness to the successive transformations of the building.

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