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Monpeyrat Manor House, also known as "Mothe de Montpeyran", is a house in the Black Perigord region of Bugue. This small building, probably a strong house or a noble den as early as the 13th century, was thoroughly redesigned and embellished at the end of the 15th century. Today, it features a rectangular, one-storey house, with a square tower of screwed stairs, typical of Renaissance architecture, with a portal decorated with a low arch and sculptures.

The mansion was a successive fiefdom of the Pavet, Gélas and Villars families, although their precise role in its transformation remains little documented. The facades and roofs, marked by well-preserved sill windows, were inscribed in the Historical Monuments in 1976. The apparatus in small irregular rubble, reinforced by an angle chaining, bears witness to the local construction techniques of the period.

The building illustrates the evolution of noble dens into more comfortable residences at the end of the Middle Ages, when the Périgord, marked by the Hundred Years War, saw the development of a defensive architecture adapted to seigneurial needs. The staircase tower, placed a third of the house, and the carved decorations (accolades, pinnacles, crowned bird) reflect this transition to a more adorned style, while maintaining a sober and functional structure.

The sources available, notably the works by Guy Penaud and Jean-Marie Bélingard, underline its importance in the heritage of the fortified houses of the Périgord. Today, the mansion remains a representative example of the region's civil architectural heritage, although its access and current uses (visits, accommodation) are not specified in the documents consulted.

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