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Le château en bref
In the heart of the small village of Le Vignau, on the edge of the Landes Armagnac region, the château stands in the middle of an estate of roughly seventeen hectares planted with centuries-old trees. The present house, of seventeenth- to eighteenth-century appearance, first belonged to the de Montlezun family before changing hands several times; in 1812, the family of the Comte de Dampierre acquired it and kept it throughout the nineteenth century, one of its members serving as mayor of the commune at the time. English owners later extended it with side wings on either side of the main body. Recently acquired by Élodie and Gaëtan, both passionate about restoration, the château is undergoing works and the estate is opening to the public: former stables and cowsheds converted into holiday cottages, reception spaces, a swimming pool, animal enclosures. The site hosts weddings, seminars and stays, and was opened during the Journées du patrimoine.