En un regard
Le château en bref
At the roadside of the route linking Béziers and Bédarieux, in the commune of Lieuran-lès-Béziers, the Ribaute estate appears in written records as early as 1200. The main building visible today is much later: it was built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, during the reign of Henri IV, and illustrates the transition from the Renaissance to Classicism. Its significance lies above all in the virtuosity of its stereotomy: pendentive vaults, squinches, pavilion roofs and a monumental staircase well. The building has been listed as a monument historique since 1997. After the departure of the last tenants in 2002, the owners undertook the restoration of the château and its English-style park of roughly eight hectares. The site, now owned by a private company, operates under the name Domaine de Ribaute as a venue offering accommodation, weddings, private receptions and corporate seminars.