Château de la Baume

En un regard

Le château en bref

On the high plateaux of the Lozère Aubrac, between Marvejols and Aumont-Aubrac, the Château de la Baume surprises visitors through the contrast between its exterior and its interiors. Seen from outside, it is a massive granite building, flanked by large corner towers around a courtyard, and it retains a defensive air. Inside, however, the decoration, inspired by Italian and Versailles styles, has earned the site the nickname "the Versailles of the Gévaudan". First mentioned in 1275, the site became in the 17th century the seat of the barony of Peyre, after the ruin of the former family fortress. Antoine de Grolée began the transformation of the residence around 1630–1635, then César de Grolée gave it its present scale at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, the south façade dating from 1708. Restored in the 19th century by the senator Casimir Mayran, the château has remained in his descendants' hands, the de Las Cases family. Listed as a monument historique since 1963, it opens to the public at certain times of the year.