Château de Barbaste

En un regard

Le château en bref

Situated on the Place de la Poste in the centre of Barbaste, on the edge of the Landes de Gascogne, the château is a manor house dating from the first half of the XVIIe century, possibly built for Carbon du Faulong, huntsman-in-chief to the King of Navarre. It should not be confused with the famous fortified mill of Barbaste on the Gélise, which is associated with Henri IV. Originally, the manor house was flanked by two perpendicular service wings that enclosed a U-shaped courtyard to the west; these have since disappeared. The building's history in the XIXe century is one of fragmentation: in 1841 it was divided into two properties, and in 1879 the southern part was given to the commune's bureau de bienfaisance (public charitable welfare office). The northern part was damaged by a fire in 1933. The façades and roofs have been listed as monuments historiques since 12 September 1977. Owned by the commune, the building has housed a museum of cork and wood and, in its southern part, houses the post office.