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Château de Villebrumier dans le Tarn-et-Garonne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style néo-classique et palladien
Tarn-et-Garonne

Château de Villebrumier

    315 Route de Montauban
    82370 Villebrumier
Château de Villebrumier
Château de Villebrumier
Crédit photo : MOSSOT - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1809-1815
Initial construction
1890-1908
Renovation by the Marignys
1927
Change of ownership
milieu XIXe siècle
Transformation into a master house
1996
Restoration and registration
2002
Partial protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs; entrance hall, staircase, Italian room, dining room, living room on the ground floor (Box C 2): inscription by order of 4 July 2002

Key figures

Pierre Gerla - Founder and sponsor Former Member of Parliament, built the castle (1809-1815).
Jean de Marigny - Scene and transformer Renovates the castle (1890-1908), friend of Bourdelle.
Gaston Virebent - Ceramicist and decorator Author of interior/outdoor mosaics and faiences.
Antoine Bourdelle - Guest sculptor Stayed at the castle, supported by Marigny.
Camille de Marigny - Artist painter Author of the murals of the castle.

Origin and history

The Château de Villebrumier was built between 1809 and 1815 by Pierre Gerla, son of a local notary and former member of the Council of Five Cents. He reused the foundations of a pre-existing agricultural building, on a land bordering the Tarn. When he died without a direct heir, the castle passed to his nephews, then to the Benaïs family, who added one floor, two towers and interior embellishments until 1877.

In 1877 the castle was ceded to the Counts of Marigny, patrons and artists, who undertook major transformations between 1890 and 1908. Jean de Marigny had the facade rebuilt, the towers raised, and the building decorated with polychrome earthenware signed Gaston Virebent. He created a reception room with a tiled ceiling and a monumental fireplace, while welcoming artists like the sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, whom he financially supported. His wife, Camille de Marigny, painted murals on natural themes.

After the death of Jean de Marigny in 1927, the castle became the property of Dr.Azam and his heirs. He was poorly maintained and served as a temporary hospital during World War II. In the 1960s, part of the park was operated for agricultural purposes before being partially transferred to the municipality in 1989 to build a retirement home. Since 1996, the Laporte family has restored the castle, registered with historical monuments, and made it a place of cultural and private events.

The castle, still privately owned, is distinguished by its eclectic architecture, mixing original Chartreuse, neoclassical additions and Art Nouveau decorations. Its facades, its vestibule, its staircase and some rooms on the ground floor (including an Italian room) have been protected since 2002. The park, enriched with rare plant species, and the interiors decorated with ceramics of Virebent make this a remarkable testimony of the artistic patronage of the nineteenth century in Occitanie.

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