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The Château de la Pèze, in Savignac in the Aveyron, is first mentioned in 1311 under the name of the Tour de Gaubert. In 1480, Raymond de La Pèze had a fortified house built nearby, giving the ensemble its present form: a keep to which a main residential wing was later added, following the usual layout of Rouergue fortresses. The Pomairols family acquired the estate in the 16th century; the poet Charles de Pomairols lived there from 1835 to 1916. The residential wing was remodelled in the 18th and 19th centuries, and in 1845 a new structure filled the space between the tower and the main building; the tower's vaulted cellars were then converted into a drawing room and a dining room. The façades, roofs and the rooms of the original keep have been listed as historic monuments (inscription) since 26 September 1994. As private property, the château is not open to visitors.