38 years of family restoration at Flamarens château, in the Gers, told for the 2026 Heritage Open Days
Flamarens: 38 years of family restoration told over a weekend
On 19 and 20 September 2026, the Gadel family will open the Flamarens château construction site in the Gers free of charge: rebuilding lost roofs, raising timber frames and 38 years of restoration work undertaken since the ruins of 1983.
Editorial journal · Carte des Châteaux ·
In 1983, when Jacques Gadel purchased Flamarens château in the Gers, the building was little more than a ruin, partially gutted by a fire that had swept through four decades earlier. Thirty-eight years, one generation and countless tonnes of stone and timber later, his children Arthur and Marie-Hélène Gadel continue the restoration work. On 19 and 20 September 2026, they will open the site free of charge to showcase, with photographs, models and videos, the progress of a project now focused on restoring the lost roofs.
38 years of restoration, in dates
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