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Origin and history

The castle of Gagemont, which has been a fief since the 14th century, presents a rectangular two-storey house flanked by round and polygonal towers, covered with dardoise. Its current architecture was the result of major changes in the 19th century: before 1835, restoration works changed the lateral wings and the commons, while in 1837 a car shed was added. Between 1840 and 1842, the widow Prevost had a funeral chapel built dedicated to Saint Louis and Saint Augustine, designed by architect Jean Dulin, then in service for the department of Vienna.

The estate, lined with walls, includes a landscaped park with vegetable garden, orchard, wood and ponds, as well as a summer lounge and outbuildings. The towers and the house were expanded around 1837, with regular bays drilled, while a cast iron grill, dating from the first half of the 19th century, was installed between 1886 and 1912. The pigeon house, built around 1565, disappeared on an indeterminate date. The castle, owned by the Prevosts (known as Gagemont) until the 19th century, then passed to the Montalembert d'Esse family, before restorations between 1966 and 1968 by the present owners.

Among the medieval lords, Pierre de Gascougnolle (1404) and Guillaume Maynaud (1465) were attested, suggesting a partial origin of the work at that time. The funeral chapel, classified as a Historical Monument in 1990 with its entrance gate, illustrates the symbolic importance of the site. The archives also mention a lost estate in the 20th century, highlighting the past extent of the estate. The successive transformations, such as the addition of low pavilions or the modification of roofs (toiles/slates), reflect the adaptations to the tastes and needs of times.

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