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The house called Le Roucat, located in Palaminy, is part of an architectural ensemble linked to the history of this bastide founded in the 13th century by Sicart-Aleman, Sénéchal of the Count of Toulouse. The village, created between 1250 and 1260, adopts a plan in checker and is surrounded by pebbles walls. After the death of Alphonse de Poitiers, Palaminy became a direct seigneury of Philippe le Hardi, then under the control of Gaston Phébus in the 14th century. The kings of France then became co-teachers, and the nearby castle incorporated part of the primitive enclosure.

The house Le Roucat, located opposite the castle, was built in the 16th century. It is part of a whole including also the house of the coronary Tilleul. Inside, 19th-century panelling adorns the staircase and reception rooms, while the room of the Marquise preserves an 18th-century red silk curtain. The facades and roofs, as well as two brick chimneys, have been protected since 1988.

The site reflects the architectural and landscape changes over the centuries: the French-style garden, replaced in 1878 by an English-language park, was restored in 1912. These developments illustrate the adaptation of the heritage to the tastes and needs of successive epochs, while maintaining medieval and modern elements.

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