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Le château en bref
Built in the early thirteenth century by the d'Espagne family, one of the oldest noble houses of the Comminges, the château de Montespan, described as the "key to France" on the Spanish side, guarded the mountain passes between the Couserans and Spain with a garrison of 50 men. Despite its name, it is unlikely that the famous Marquise de Montespan ever stayed there: her husband's family preferred more comfortable residences on the plain of Ausson and later at Saint-Félix, rather than this "eagle's nest swept by the winds". Today, only substantial ruins remain, on a hillside overlooking the right bank of the Garonne, between Saint-Gaudens and Saint-Martory.