Château de Montbron

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Le château en bref

Not far from the Biscarrosse lakes, the Château de Montbron has borne several names over the course of its owners: Château de Biscarrosse, then Château des comtes de Marcellus, before taking that of the Chérade de Montbron family, who have held it since 1906. Its construction spans the 13th to the 16th century, resulting in a main residence flanked by four round towers at its corners, pierced by mullioned windows, and whose interior retains fireplaces from the Louis XIII period. The site has known war: during the English domination of Aquitaine, a garrison of the Black Prince was stationed there. The estate then passed through marriages and sales, from the Pommiers to the Montferrands (1415), then to the Guicharnaud de Saint-Martin family, to Jean de Campos (1663), to the Verthamons (around 1750) and to Martin du Tyrac de Marcellus (1843), before the Chérade de Montbron family and, in 1951, Antin Tournier de Vaillac. The château is a private residence.