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Le château en bref
In Bélaye, in the lower Lot valley west of Cahors, Floiras Castle is an estate named after the family of the same name, the Floyras, who are mentioned from the beginning of the 13th century. It then passed to the Commarque family in 1301, and then to the Gironde family in 1472, who sold it to the Bercegol family in 1726. In 1781, a wedding was celebrated in its chapel. The complex brings together several buildings around a central courtyard, within an enclosure flanked by two round towers. The main residence, of quadrangular plan, is flanked by a round corner tower and pierced by segmental-arched windows, inherited from a 19th-century renovation. The estate also retains a monumental two-storey dovecote, a sign of the seigneurial status of the site, since the right to keep a dovecote was a noble privilege. Acquired in 2014 by the Buttazzoni family, the castle is undergoing restoration. It is a private property that is not open to visitors.