Construction period XVIIIe-XIXe siècles (≈ 1865)
Building the domain and dependencies.
2019
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 2019 (≈ 2019)
Protection of the castle, park, farm and orangery.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The Château de Lagrave, its park, its farm and its orangery, as delimited in black on the plan annexed to the decree, located at the place-named chateau Lagrave (cad. B 262, 264, 265, 267, 268, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274): inscription by order of 14 January 2019
Key figures
Charles Durand - Architect
Master of Lagrave Castle.
Jacques D'Welles - Architect
Associated with domain design.
Origin and history
Lagrave Castle, located in Sauviac, New Aquitaine, is a historical monument dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. This estate includes a castle, park, farm and orangery, forming a coherent architectural complex. The protected elements include the entire domain, defined by a plan annexed to the 2019 Registration Order, covering several cadastral parcels.
The building of the castle and its outbuildings is part of a period of architectural and landscape transformation, typical of the large rural estates of the period. Architects Charles Durand and Jacques D'Welles are mentioned as masterpieces, although their precise contributions are not detailed in the available sources. The estate, registered in 2019, reflects the evolution of styles and uses of aristocratic or bourgeois properties between the 18th and 19th centuries.
The administrative address of the castle is associated with Bonzac (Gironde), although Sauviac is mentioned as the initial location. This disparity could be explained by territorial adjustments or reference errors in heritage databases. The domain is now recognized for its historical and architectural interest, although practical information on its visit or current use remains limited in the sources consulted.
