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Le château en bref
At Tilh, in the south of the Landes, the Château de Villandraut is also known as the Château Saint-Christau. It should not be confused with the famous papal fortress of Villandraut, in the Gironde. This is an eighteenth-century residence, built in the third quarter of the century on the initiative of the sieur de Saint-Christau, a knight of the Order of Saint Louis, a distinction reserved for officers. The building stands on a ridge, which allows its two twin façades to open onto wide views. Each rises over two storeys surmounted by attic storeys and has nine windows per floor, in a regular arrangement typical of Classical architecture. The new residence was grafted onto an older wing and a lodging, preceded by a substantial entrance gateway. Inside, the original decorations survive, notably parquet flooring and panelling, which bear witness to the care taken in fitting out this country residence of the Landes minor nobility.