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Château de Laballe is located in Parleboscq, in the Landes. Its origins are attributed to the 14th century by a secondary source. The first lord of the parish served in the 16th century in the armies of the King of Navarre, and the estate belonged to the Barbotan family until 1781, when it was sold to François de Cours-Monlezun. In 1810 it passed to the Marquis de Lacaze, and it was then acquired by Jean-Dominique Laudet, in 1820 or in 1825 according to the sources; in 1829, the estate announced the export of 200 barrels to New York. It is a large residence organised around a courtyard enclosed by the cellars and the seigneurial house; the main body is flanked by two symmetrical square masses covered with pavilion roofs, with dormer windows. A mill and a former tile works complete the holding. Still owned by the Laudet family, whose tradition Cyril Laudet took up in 2007, the estate produces bas-armagnac and IGP wines and offers tours, tastings and events. No protection under the historic monuments designation has been identified.