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  6. Château de Lafitte-Vigordane

 Château de Lafitte-Vigordane en Haute-Garonne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Haute-Garonne

Château de Lafitte-Vigordane

    1-38 Le Village
    31390 Lafitte-Vigordane
Photo de Château de Lafitte-Vigordane

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1634
Wedding of Perrette d'André
XVIe siècle
Property of François d'André
1808
Auguste de Rémusat made count
1809
Purchase by Auguste de Rémusat
1966
Gift of the portrait of Charles de Rémusat
16 septembre 1991
Registration for historical monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades and roofs of the three wings; on the ground floor of the 18s wing: large library known as Charles de Rémusat, red living room with its hangings, large Louis-Philippe living room (Box D 189): inscription by decree of 16 September 1991

Key figures

François d'André - Capital of Toulouse Owner in the 16th century.
Léonard de Bastard - Capital and bourgeois anobli Married to Perrette d'André in 1634.
Auguste de Rémusat - Count of the Empire, chamberlain Buyer of the castle in 1809.
Claire de Rémusat - Lady of the Imperial Palace Wife of Augustus de Rémusat.
Charles de Rémusat - Philosopher and politician Intellectual figure related to the castle.
Gilberte de Coral-Rémusat - Archaeologist and Explorer Last generation of Toulouse Remusat.

Origin and history

The Château de Lafitte-Vigordane, located in the department of Haute-Garonne in the Occitanie region, is a building whose architecture dates mainly from the eighteenth century. It is located in Comminges, 25 km south of Muret and 50 km south of Toulouse, in a geographical setting marked by its regional history. The castle is a testimony of the architectural and social transformations of that time, reflecting the influence of the local elites and noble families who possessed it.

In the 16th century, the castle belonged to François d'André, capitoul of Toulouse in 1596. His daughter, Perrette d'André, married Léonard de Bastard in 1634, a bourgeois of Toulouse anobli after being elected capitoul in 1642 and 1668. Their daughter, Adelaide de Bastard, married Charles Gravier de Vergennes, nephew of the minister of Louis XVI, thus linking the castle to major political figures of the Ancien Régime.

Under the Empire, Claire de Rémusat, lady of the Palace of the Empress and wife of Auguste de Rémusat, Napoleon's first chamberlain and superintendent of the Imperial Theatres, bought the castle in 1809. Auguste de Rémusat, made Count of the Empire in 1808, bought the estate from creditors after the death of the brother of Adelaide de Bastard. The castle remains in the Remusat family until the 20th century, hosting personalities such as Gilberte de Coral-Rémusat, archaeologist specialist of Khmer art and correspondent of the French School of Far East.

The castle has been partially listed as a historical monument since 16 September 1991, notably for its facades, roofs, the large library known as Charles de Rémusat, the red living room and the large Louis-Philippe salon. These elements reflect the prestige of the successive owners and their contribution to the cultural and political history of the region.

Among the notable figures related to the castle, Charles de Rémusat (1797-1875), a philosopher and politician, embodies the family's intellectual heritage. His great-granddaughter, Régine de Coral-Rémusat, perpetuates this memory. Finally, the portrait of Charles de Rémusat, formerly present in the castle library, was given to the museum of Old Toulouse in 1966, highlighting the link between this monument and the Toulouse cultural heritage.

External links

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