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Château du Bousquet stands on a hill overlooking the Lot, at Arcambal, near Cahors. It comprises asymmetrical residential wings around a large circular keep 8.30 metres in diameter, built of rubble masonry and rendered. The complex, whose origins are medieval, was largely rebuilt around 1490–1510, then extended in the 17th century with western wings flanked by round towers with narrow gun loops and a terrace. The keep was heightened after the mid-17th century, and the residential wings were remodelled in the 18th century. The interior retains a Gothic stone staircase and a vaulted hall with two cross-ribbed vaults bearing an armorial keystone. Jean du Bousquet, ennobled in 1341, was the brother of Cardinal Bernard du Bousquet; in 1528, the heiress Catherine du Bousquet married Antoine des Lacs. Ruined, the marquis Deslax d'Arcambal sold his estates in 1787. The façades, roofs, staircase and vaulted hall have been listed as Monuments historiques since 2 March 1979. The château is privately owned.