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Origin and history

The castle of Monségou, also called Château de Montségou, was built in the 15th century on the banks of the Agout, in Lamontélarié, in the Tarn. He originally belonged to the family of Séguy, then quickly to the family of Huc de Monségou. The estate was prosperous thanks to its iron resources, exploited since Gallo-Roman times, and its forges, attested from 1437 but destroyed during the Wars of Religion.

In the 16th century, the castle was a strategic place, especially during the Huguenot rebellions of the early 17th century. In 1628, a Protestant lawyer from Béziers, Mr.Maroule, was imprisoned there after his arrest. The forges, rebuilt in 1761, closed permanently in 1860, and were shaved during a flood in 1876.

The castle passed into the family of Pins in the 18th century after the marriage of Marie de Monségou with Paul de Pins. Jean-Gaston de Pins, the future Catholic bishop, was probably born there in 1766. The architecture of the castle, sober and disciplined, includes a rectangular dungeon and a turret, with only notable ornamentation the coat of arms of the Huc de Monségou family.

The family of Huc de Monségou, native of Languedoc, died in 1899 with Philippe d'Huc, but his name remained in the Delcassé family. The castle is also mentioned in literature, notably in Jacques Studer's Le cardinal de Monségou.

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