Origin and history

The Château du Viguier du Roy is a building located in the town of Figeac, in the Occitanie region. Although its name refers to an administrative function related to the royal authority (the viguier being an officer representing central power in the Middle Ages), the available sources do not specify its period of construction or its detailed history. This type of monument was generally associated with local management, justice or tax collection under the Old Regime.

In Quercy, a region to which Figeac belongs, vigour played a key role in medieval and modern territorial organization. These institutions often reflected tensions between local authorities (teachers, consuls) and royal authority. The buildings that housed them, such as this castle, could be used as a residence, a prison or a place of correction.

Their architecture varied from time to time, sometimes combining defensive and administrative functions.