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Le château en bref
The fortified house (maison-forte) of Leygurat stands in the commune of Augignac, in the Périgord Vert. The present building, erected in the 14th and 15th centuries, occupies the site of an earlier residence dated to the 12th century, of which a barrel-vaulted lower hall survives. The medieval main dwelling (logis) was flanked at its four corners by round towers, only one of which has disappeared; elements of the 14th-century castle remain visible in the elevations. Over the centuries, Leygurat passed through the hands of several prominent Périgord families: the Flamenc, the de Chasteau, the Trion de Montalembert, the Vandière de Vitrac, the de Saint-Aulaire, and then the de Lériget. The Marquis de Saint-Aulaire distinguished himself there through his work as a historian and the publication of old correspondence. Still privately owned today, the fortified house of Leygurat is not open to visitors.