En un regard
Le château en bref
On the banks of the Auzoue, the Château de Fourcès accompanies one of the curiosities of the Gers: a circular bastide whose round square occupies the site of the former castral mound. The lordship appears in a charter of 1068. The first castle, built on this mound, disappeared in the 15th century, and the village organised itself in a ring around its memory. A new château was rebuilt at the end of the 15th century on the edge of the river. It consists of two unfinished wings that meet at a round tower of the same height. The tall outer façade is pierced with mullioned windows, and the staircase is distinguished by broad volutes of stone slabs. A privately owned property devoted to charming accommodation, the château is best seen from the outside, on a stroll through this village classed among the most picturesque in Gascony.