Construction of the Romanesque chapel XIIe siècle (≈ 1250)
Portal and nave of a possible parish church.
XIIIe siècle
First mention of the field
First mention of the field XIIIe siècle (≈ 1350)
Site located on a rectangular terrace.
1671
Pigeon-pigeon edification
Pigeon-pigeon edification 1671 (≈ 1671)
Access to the inner courtyard.
fin XVIe–début XVIIe siècle
Construction of orange and vaulted building
Construction of orange and vaulted building fin XVIe–début XVIIe siècle (≈ 1725)
Dogive and cradle vaults.
XVIIIe siècle
Major renovations of the house
Major renovations of the house XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1850)
Addition of a south pavilion and west corridor.
2010
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 2010 (≈ 2010)
Protection of the entire domain.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The whole estate, composed of the castle, the adjoining communes, the vaulted gallery closing the old garden, the chapel, the old garden and terraces and the part of the finish aisle adjacent to the staircase (Box B 260, 261 ; C 36, 41, 359, cf. plan annexed to the Order): entry by order of 28 December 2010
Key figures
Famille du Quesne - Owner in the 18th century
Home renovations and outbuildings.
Labenne de Saubade - Subsequent owner
Succession after the Quesne.
Gramont de Villemontès - Later owner
Mentioned by Bourrousse de Laffore.
Origin and history
The Lassalle estate, mentioned from the 13th century, is located on a rectangular terrace in Calignac. It consists of a rectangular two-storey castle, flanked by an 18th century southern pavilion, as well as commons forming a U-shaped plan around an inner courtyard. A 12th century Romanesque chapel, square in plan, stands near an orangery built in the late 16th or early 17th century, in front of which lay a regular garden still visible on a plan of 1823. The terraces connect these buildings, while a pigeon-pig dated 1671 marks the entrance to the courtyard.
The chapel, equipped with a 12th century portal, could be the former parish church of St Andrew of Thônes, cited in 1648 but never located with certainty. A ruin called Old Hall, destroyed to the northeast and visible on the cadastre of 1813, evokes ancient medieval structures. The main house, renovated in the 18th century, includes a west corridor with a staircase and a south pavilion added. The outbuildings and pavilions were also transformed at that time, reflecting the architectural evolution of the estate.
The estate belonged to noble families: the Quesne in the 18th century, then the Sabenne de Saubade and the Gramont de Villemontès, according to historical sources. A vaulted building (partly in warheads and cradle), built in the late 16th or early 17th century, bears witness to the successive developments. The removal north of the dovecote suggests the destruction of other buildings, modifying the initial organization of the site.
Ranked Historic Monument in 2010, the estate includes castle, commons, vaulted gallery, chapel, old garden and terraces. Its architecture combines medieval elements (XII century), Renaissance (XVIth-17th century) and classical (XVIIIth century), illustrating its evolution over six centuries. Materials — cut stone, coated stone, flat or hollow tiles — and traces of medieval apparatus under the coating reinforce its heritage interest.
