Château de Tarde

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Le château en bref

The Château de Tarde, in the fortified village of La Roque-Gageac in the Dordogne, succeeds an early 12th-century fort. The present fortified house, one of the five the village counted in the 15th century, was built by the de la Peyre du Bouscot family before passing to the Tarde family, who kept it for several generations. It is associated in particular with Jean Tarde (1561-1636), vicar general of Sarlat, cartographer and astronomer, who met Galileo in Florence and set up an observatory on the site, as well as with his descendants Gabriel Tarde (1843-1904), sociologist, and Guillaume de Tarde (1885-1969), member of the Conseil d'État and mayor. Damaged by fire in the 19th century, it has been listed as a historic monument since 1951.