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The Château d'Allemans-du-Dropt stands in the village of the same name, in the Dropt valley in the north of Lot-et-Garonne. Dating from the Middle Ages, the building goes back to the 13th century. In the 14th century, the King of England gave it to Bertrand de Goth, uncle of Pope Clement V. The death of Régine de Goth in 1325 opened a long and disputed succession, after which the estate passed to the Ricard family, the des Cars family and finally the de Sansac family, who held it from 1654 until the Revolution. The original castle has been demolished; what remains is the west wing, lit by mullioned windows, and a round corner tower, circular at its base and octagonal in its upper part, topped by a ribbed dome. This tower has been listed as a historic monument since 1984.