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Origin and history

The castle of Labro, located 5 km north of Rodez in the commune of Onet-le-Château (Aveyron), is built in 1519 under the impulse of Anthony Creato, lord of the place. Its location, on the edge of an ancient transhumance drail linking Aubrac to Quercy, highlights its link with pastoral activities in the region. A drinker still remains nearby, vestige of this primary function.

The original Renaissance construction is marked by a wing and a tower still visible today. Between the 16th and 17th centuries, the northern part was redesigned, and the castle passed into the hands of Canon Pierre de Borbotan in 1630. In the 18th century, he remained in the Combes de Patris family before being acquired in 1811 by Pierre-Louis-Joseph Maynier, king's attorney at Rodez, who launched a new campaign of works.

In the 19th century, the castle underwent major changes: the tower was equipped with a neo-Gothic balcony with the Maynier weapons, the façade was pierced with windows, and the roof received triangular windows. The communes, including a large barn absent from the cadastre of 1811, were rebuilt, with a north wing dated 1849. Inside, the vaulted cellar and the kitchen fireplace testify to the origins, while the woodwork and fireplaces of the living room date back to the 19th century.

The castle now houses a restaurant, successively run by chefs such as Mathieu Libourel or Rémi Nabacilles. Its architecture thus combines Renaissance heritage and transformations of the 19th and 20th centuries, reflecting its evolution throughout the eras.

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