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 Launaguet Castle en Haute-Garonne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style éclectique et baroque
Haute-Garonne

Launaguet Castle

    95 Chemin des Combes
    31140 Launaguet
Ownership of the municipality
Museums of France
All the castles of France Eclectic and Baroque style castle
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Crédit photo : Didier Descouens - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1805
Manor fire
décembre 1843
Purchase of domain
1845
Construction of the castle
septembre 1991
Municipal acquisition
11 février 1993
Historical classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Castle, porch, gates, wall of enclosure, buildings of the communes and garden floor (cad. AR 128, 129): classification by decree of 11 February 1993

Key figures

Jacques-Henry Dufaÿ - Baron de Launaguet, prefect of Montauban Owner and sponsor of the castle in 1843.
Auguste Virebent - Architect Responsible for the restoration of the castle.
Jacques-Henry Dufaÿ, Baron de Launaguet - Prefect of Montauban and Master of Petitions Owner and sponsor of the castle in 1843.

Origin and history

Launaguet Castle, located in the department of Haute-Garonne in Occitanie, was built in 1845 by architect Auguste Virebent. He replaced a manor house burned in 1805 on an estate acquired in 1843 by Jacques-Henry Dufaÿ, Baron de Launaguet and former prefect of Montauban. This castle illustrates 19th century Toulouse architectural eclecticism, mixing neo-Gothic and Renaissance elements.

The building consists of a rectangular body flanked by turrets at the corners, with a moulded terracotta decoration inspired by the flamboyant Gothic. The interiors, designed by Virebent, include a neo-Gothic room, a dining room decorated with Renaissance pilasters, and Louis XV woodwork. The commons, remains of the former mansion, complete the whole.

Ranked a historic monument in 1993 after its acquisition by the commune in 1991, the castle now houses the municipality of Launaguet. Its architecture, marked by trompe-l'oeil and openwork balustrades, makes it a remarkable witness to the local heritage.

The tomb of Jacques-Henry Dufaÿ, master of petitions to the Council of State, is located in the neighbouring chapel. Auguste Virebent, an emblematic architect of the region, also restored the castle, strengthening its anchor in Toulouse's history.

External links

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