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The manor house of Vassinhac, located in Collonges-la-Rouge in Corrèze, is a castel built in the 16th century, as evidenced by the 1583 vintage engraved on one of its towers. This large house, consisting of two square buildings, belonged to the family of the Vassinhac, governors of the Viscounty of Turenne in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Its architecture combines defensive elements, such as pepper turrets, and refined decorations, such as accolades and carved pinnacles surrounding doors and windows.

The interior of the manor, although stripped of its original chimneys, retains a remarkable structure with a main screw staircase housed in a polygonal turret. A secondary staircase is located in a turret at the southwest end. Local slate blankets and ground corbels highlight the artisanal know-how of the time. Ranked Historic Monument in 1932, the mansion illustrates the influence of local noble families and their role in the regional administration.

The entrance door to the main staircase, decorated with prismatic mouldings and hooks, as well as the windows with braces, reflect Renaissance aesthetics. These decorative elements, combined with the functional layout of the spaces, reveal a desire for prestige while meeting the residential needs of a governing family. The mansion remains a major architectural testimony of the Corrèze of the late 16th century.

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