Bruix Castle

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Le château en bref

The feudal castle of Bruix stands in the Bois de Bruix, about 2.5 kilometres from the village of Clèdes, in the Landes. It was the seat of the barons of Bruix during the feudal period; secondary sources date it to the 13th century, without a verified year of foundation. According to tradition, the last members of the family were arrested and executed during the Revolution, and the castle became a bien national (property seized and sold by the State). However, a sale of land by Joseph de Bruix at Clèdes in 1840 calls into question the assumption that the family became extinct. Only remains survive, in a wooded setting. The intercommunal local land-use plan lists at Bruix a medieval archaeological ensemble combining a castle, a church and a cemetery. The nature of the masonry, the plan of the enclosure, and the towers and ditches are not described in the sources consulted. No protection as a monument historique is identified, and no organised visits are documented.