Logo Musée du Patrimoine

All French heritage classified by regions, departments and cities

Castle of Livers dans le Tarn

Tarn

Castle of Livers

    465 Livers
    81170 Livers-Cazelle

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1400
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1389
First seigneurial mention
XVe siècle
Construction of the castle
1585
Request for dismantling
1683
Renaissance renovation
1780
Revolutionary sale and confiscation
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Bernard de Cajarc - Medieval Lord First master mentioned in 1389
Philippe de Cajarc - Lord in 1633 Last owner Cajarc before sale
Jean de Vésian - Acquirer in 1656 Transmits the castle by inheritance
François de Roquefeuil - Renovator of the seventeenth century Added Renaissance gallery in 1683
Jeanne de Vézian-Castelpers - Heir and wife Transfer the castle to Roquefeuil

Origin and history

The castle of Livers, built in the 15th century near Cordes-sur-Ciel (Tarn), was a strategic defense post. Although written traces mentioned Bernard de Cajarc as lord of the place as early as 1389, no architectural evidence of that time remained. The castle remained in the Cajarc family until the 16th century, a period marked by religious tensions: in 1585, a request for dismantling was made to avoid it falling into the hands of Protestants.

In 1633 Philippe de Cajarc was still the lord, but the estate quickly changed hands: Philippe de Loupiac gave him to Jean de Vesian in 1656, before a dispute placed him under the control of the lord of Verdun in 1663. The major turning point occurred in 1683, when Jeanne de Vézian-Castelpers (heritage of Jean de Vésian) married François de Roquefeuil, who modernized the castle by adding a Renaissance gallery.

On the eve of the Revolution, in 1780, the estate was sold to an emigrant knight, causing his confiscation as a national good. Delayed, it becomes a farm before being restored recently. Today, this classified castle, close to the Gaillac wine route, combines medieval history and contemporary charm as a high-end cottage.

The architecture of the castle is distinguished by its white, two-storey facade, dominated by a square tower originally designed as a dungeon, then converted into a dovecote. The Renaissance Gallery, adorned with capital columns of acanthe leaves, opens onto an elegant courtyard, reflecting the successive changes of the building.

External links