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Origin and history

The castle of Puy-Launay, located in Linac in the Lot, is mentioned from the thirteenth century under the name "Puech Léones". It then belonged to the land of the abbey of Aurillac. A seigneurial tower of the 12th or 13th century, called tor de Puechlaunes, was already present, associated with a house body. This first building belonged to the Guignabert family, notably Rigal Guignabert cited in 1279.

In the 15th century, the fief passed into the hands of the Rabassier family, then to Eustache de Narbonnes by the marriage of Marie Rabassier in 1438. The Narbonnes built the present castle in the second half of the 15th century, integrating the foundations of the primitive dungeon. In 1504, the site is called "Puech Launes" and belongs to Eustache II of Narbonnes. The estate, protected by a enclosure with five towers in the 16th century, sees two of them transformed into a dovecote and chapel in the 17th century.

The property changed hands several times: sold in 1658 to Guillaume de Dumas, it then passed to the Bournazel families, Buisson, and then Durfort-Boissières. In 1786 Alphonse-Armand de Durfort-Boissières gave it to Étienne de Palhasse de Salgues. After successive sales in the 19th century, including a court auction in 1812, the castle was acquired by Antoine Chassari, who divided the estate. Since 1834, it belongs to the descendants of Pierre Bel, with a park reduced to 2 hectares.

The castle preserves traces of its medieval past, such as the foundations of the primitive dungeon, and architectural modifications of the 15th and 16th centuries. The two round rounds of the Revolution are a testament to its evolution. Ranked a historic monument in 1989, it embodies the feudal and seigneurial history of Quercy.

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