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Castle of Cors dans le Tarn

Castle of Cors

    3331 Chemin de Cors
    81260 Anglès
(éditions) Léonie Cauquil

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XVIe siècle
Initial construction
1751
Marianne Hortala's wedding
1759
Mention by the Marquis de Baschi
2000
Donation to the association AEP la Landelle
2014
Start of restorations
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Pierre-Jean Hortala - Owner in the 18th century Resident in 1751, father of Marianne
Marianne Hortala - Daughter of Pierre-Jean Hortala Married in 1751 to Jean-Joseph Nègre
Marquis Charles de Baschi - Author and historian Describes the castle in 1759
Madame Nonez-Lopez - Last private owner Gifted the castle in 2000

Origin and history

Cors Castle, located in Angles in Tarn (Occitanie), is a small seigneurial residence erected in the 16th century, as evidenced by its roof dating from this time. Originally owned by local noble families, he could have suffered spoliations during the French Revolution, although the archives remain unclear on this point. Its architecture, marked by a body of stone houses partly prior to the 16th century, suggests reshaping or a phased construction.

In the 18th century, the castle was associated with the Hortala family: Pierre-Jean Hortala lived there in 1751 during the marriage of his daughter Marianne. In 1759 Marquis Charles de Baschi mentioned his proximity to the Malbosc estate. During the Second World War, the site hosts a holiday colony. In 2000, Ms. Nonez-Lopez in fact donated to the association AEP la Landelle, dedicated to child protection, launching a restoration in 2014 to make it a tourist center named Cors estate.

Architecturally, the castle consists of a three-storey house body and a square wing, with a coated main façade and an apparent stone part, with narrower windows. The entrance door, decorated with pilasters, overlooks a courtyard planted with a symbolic beech. The estate includes outbuildings (bergery, caretaker's house) and a douglas of 50 meters, intended to accommodate dormitories and reception rooms as part of the current project.

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