Château de Lapouge dans l'Ariège

Origin and history

Lapouge Castle is a building located in the municipality of Bénac, in the Occitanie region. The available sources do not specify the time of construction or its exact historical role, thus limiting the details of its past architecture or functions. In this region, castles have often played a central role in the local social and economic organization, serving as seigneurial residences, defence sites or symbols of power.

In Bénac, as in other Occitan villages, these monuments could be linked to agriculture, trade or the protection of populations, depending on the times.