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Le château en bref
Built in the 17th century in a U-shape flanked by two square towers, set in a park of 6 hectares, the Château de l'Armurier is best known for having housed Léon Blum, former leader of the Popular Front, in June 1940. He was arrested there by the police on 15 September 1940, together with Vincent Auriol and Eugène Montel, the owner of the property and future Resistance mayor of Colomiers (1945–1966). Threatened with demolition for a property development project led by the SEM Oppidéa from 2004 onwards, it sparked a citizens' campaign (the APEQA association, more than 800 signatures) before the municipal council approved its redevelopment in May 2012.