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The mansion of La Gazaille is a seigneurial residence built at the end of the 15th century in Carsac-Aillac, in the Black Perigord. This noble den, originally owned by the Bars de La Gazaille family, was enlarged and embellished in the 16th and 17th centuries, notably by the addition of a perpendicular building in 1640. Its architecture combines a rectangular logis, a round turret with a pepper-style design, and a terrace with stunning views of the Dordogne valley.

The fief changed hands in the middle of the 16th century, moving to the Bouscot family, which occupied him until his emigration in 1792. The mansion was then passed on to the Playoult family. After centuries of history, it was restored in 1995 by its present owners. Its facades and roofs, characteristic of the transformations of the 16th-17th centuries, have been protected since 1956 as historical monuments.

The site preserves medieval elements such as the sill windows (one of which was converted into a door) and the corner turret, testimonies of its noble origin. The balustrade of the terrace, later addition, highlights its evolution towards a residence of pleasure. Today, the mansion embodies both a preserved architectural heritage and a place rooted in the local history of Périgord.

Historical sources, including Guy Penaud's Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord (1996), confirm its status as the only vestige of the former seigneury of La Gazaille. Its designation as a historical monument in 1956 strengthened its heritage value, while allowing its transmission to future generations.

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