Château de Grandsagnes

En un regard

Le château en bref

Isolated in the Espinouse mountains, in the commune of Le Soulié, the Château de Grandsagnes grew out of the Wars of Religion. In the 16th century, the Brugayroux family built there a fortified farming estate intended to protect several *métairies*. Its position also made it a stopping point on the road linking Saint-Pons-de-Thomières and La Salvetat-sur-Agoût. The three-storey building is constructed of local mountain stone, granite and gneiss, beneath a slate roof. Two square towers fitted with *bretèches* supported on corbels recall its defensive purpose, while the entrance, framed by rusticated pilasters and decorated with diamond-point rustication, reveals a concern for prestige. After several owners, the estate passed to the State and for a time served as a holiday camp. Its façades and roofs were listed as a *monument historique* in 1992. Under threat of collapse at the beginning of the 21st century, the château has since 2012 undergone a restoration that returned it to use as a private residence.