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Pouypardin Castle, located in Condom, Occitanie, was built between the late 13th and early 16th centuries. It is part of a defensive system established after the Treaty of Amiens of 1279, signed with the English. This treaty, aimed at stabilizing tensions between the kingdoms of France and England, encouraged the fortification of strategic sites such as this one. The castle retains a variety of architectural elements, reflecting its multiple phases of construction: a rectangular dungeon, a 15th-century house with sills, and a polygonal enclosure.

The main house, dating back to the 15th century, has cross-sectional windows, characteristic of late Gothic architecture. It is dominated by an imposing dungeon, around which lies a wall of polygonal enclosure, once home to dependencies today in ruins. The inner courtyard houses a polygonal tower containing a screw staircase, decorated with a moulure door with rubble and pinnacles, typical of the architectural style of the era. In the 19th century, parts of the castle, such as recent housing, were redesigned, partially altering its medieval appearance.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 1986, Pouypardin Castle sees several of its protected elements: the facades and roofs, the ruins to the north, the tower of the spiral staircase, and the first floor room. These protections underline its heritage importance, both for its architecture and for its role in the defensive history of the region. The site, although partially in ruins, remains a testimony of military and architectural evolutions between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.

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