Castle of Les Portes
Historic site and monument, Château
in Mainsat
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This castle is composed of a house with a tower with cut sides in the main facade (covered with shingles of chestnut trees) and a rectangular dungeon at the back. The latter seems to be the oldest part. It is covered with a gable roof. The first trace of the lords of the Château des Portes dates back to the 12th-13th centuries. It was the Durat family. Jean de Durat in the fourteenth century, for services rendered to the crown of France received several honorary titles and offices. He thus...
This castle is composed of a house with a tower with cut sides in the main facade (covered with shingles of chestnut trees) and a rectangular dungeon at the back. The latter seems to be the oldest part. It is covered with a gable roof. The first trace of the lords of the Château des Portes dates back to the 12th-13th centuries. It was the Durat family. Jean de Durat in the fourteenth century, for services rendered to the crown of France received several honorary titles and offices. He thus became Bailli d'épée and Combraille and captain of the castle of Auzances. The memory of his union with Claude de Mier is engraved on the imposing fireplace in the Salle des Gardes. Over the centuries, the castle passed into the hands of different families including those of the Counts of Arfeuille and De Bonnevie.
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