Château du Verdier (de Lubersac)

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Le château en bref

The Château du Verdier, on the outskirts of Lubersac on the road to Pompadour, was first built in the 15th century on the motte of Le Verdier and remained in the Lubersac family until 1725. After several changes of ownership, Ernest de Chabrignac acquired it in 1830 and in the 1840s undertook a major restoration that gave it its elegant present-day appearance. It retains medieval elements, including a group of towers to the south and a square tower to the north, and bears above the entrance of its round towers the arms of Lubersac (a wolf passant). Below it flows the Saint-Yrieix fountain, known as the 'bonne fontaine' (good fountain) since the 14th century. Privately owned, it can be visited by appointment with the site's managers, often combined with a visit to the nearby Church of Saint-Étienne.