Initial origin XIVe siècle (≈ 1450)
First mention of a strong house
4e quart XVe - 1er quart XVIe siècle
Major reconstruction
Major reconstruction 4e quart XVe - 1er quart XVIe siècle (≈ 1625)
Main house body rebuilt
XVIIe siècle
Extension perpendicular
Extension perpendicular XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Adding an additional wing
1774
Description
Description 1774 (≈ 1774)
Detailed inventory of the field
2002
Official protection
Official protection 2002 (≈ 2002)
Registration for Historic Monuments
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The house, the commons, the enclosure with its towers, the remains of the buildings, the bridges, the gate, the ditch including its full part, and all the soils surrounded by the ditch (see box). A 688 to 691): registration by order of 25 July 2002
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Origin and history
The fortified house of Boisset came into being in the 14th century, but its major reconstruction took place in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. This main house body, characteristic of the strong houses of the period, was completed in the seventeenth century by a perpendicular wing. The whole is lined with courtlines and water ditches, reinforcing its defensive aspect. The central polygonal tower, with a crown of machicolis, illustrates the military architecture of the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance.
An admission of 1774 offers a detailed inventory of the estate, describing "high and low rooms, attic, stable, bassyard" surrounded by walls. The site also included a falconry (formerly protected by a drawbridge), a cellar, a cudier, barns, and outbuildings for farmers. A dovecote and a sheepfold (court) completed this agricultural and seigneurial ensemble, reflecting an autarchic economic organization.
The elements protected by the 2002 registration include the house, the commons, the enclosure with its towers, the remains of the buildings, the bridges, and the ditch. This ranking underscores the heritage importance of a site where residential, defensive and agricultural functions are mixed, typical of Gironde's strong houses. However, the accuracy of its location remains poor (level 6/10), according to available data.
