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The Château de Traslage, located in Vicq-sur-Breuilh in Haute-Vienne, is a building whose medieval origins amount to an if planted in the 13th century. The estate originally belonged to the family of La Brosse, before going by alliance to the Nicolass in 1478. It was at the beginning of the seventeenth century that Jean Nicolas, lord of Traslage and La Reynie, built the present house body. The latter, consul of Limoges and deputy to the General States of 1614, transmitted the fief to his descendants, including Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie, lieutenant general of police under Louis XIV and councillor of state.

In the 18th century, the castle passed to the Rochebrune through the marriage of Gilonne Nicolas de La Reynie, then to the Calignon in 1786. The latter profoundly transformed the castle in the 19th century: the addition of a neo-Gothic chapel, a Renaissance chestnut and a Louis XIII pavilion, as well as interior woodwork. The gardens, replanted with lime trees in reference to the 17th century mail, overlook the Briance valley. The dovecote dates from the 17th century, while the stables and stained glass windows of the chapel (realized by Henri Feur in 1884) are from the 19th century.

Ranked a historic monument in 1992, the castle preserves a typical 17th century Limousin staircase, made of flat baluster wood. After being sold in 1947 to Maurice Ruchaud, descendant of the first owners, he was restored before passing to his daughter, the Marquise de Villelume. Together, including the park and its landscape structures, bears witness to five centuries of architectural and family history.

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