France · Restored
Château Lagorce
Château Lagorce is a former medieval castle converted into a château in Haux, Gironde, France. It retains a fortified tower and surrounding stone walls and has been restored and adapted as a residence and event venue in recent years.
Its prime
1636
Today
Restored
As it stood in 1636
What Château Lagorce looked like in its prime.
Set on a low terrace above a reflective pond, the château presents pale, coursed limestone curtain walls and a raised stone terrace with external steps. A round defensive tower with thick walls and a tall conical roof projects behind the curtain wall; the main residential block is two storeys of stone with warm clay-tile roofs and simple rectangular windows. Mature trees punctuate the terrace and garden; a small pavilion gazes over the water and planted vine slopes back the estate.
Its story
The story of Château Lagorce.
Lagorce, in the commune of Haux in the Gironde, is a former medieval castle converted into a château, retaining a fortified tower and its surrounding stone walls. In 1636 it was owned by Menaud de Montaudon, married to Marguerite de Cursol — a union preserved in a keystone carved as a coat of arms uniting the Montaudon and Cursol families.
After the Revolution, in 1793, François Galatheau sold Lagorce to Hyacinthe Feger, whose nephew Pierre resold it in 1802, "in a very bad state", to Elie Faux, a local wine producer whose family undertook major excavation works and planted Barsac and Sauternes vines. In 1859 the property was sold to Jules Beyssac, passed briefly to the Burette family, and the Baudier family then held the house until 2003.
In 2003 the Holmes family bought Lagorce and have restored it, adapting the château as a residence and event venue; the family and the renovated house have featured in the ongoing British television series Escape to the Chateau DIY.
Step inside
6 places to explore in 1636.
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Clans who held Château Lagorce.
The families that held Château Lagorce for a decade or more across its history — follow a name to its clan.
Montaudon
Owned in 1636 by Menaud de Montaudon; his arms with those of the Cursol family survive on a keystone.
Faux
Held by the Faux family, wine producers, from 1802 to 1859.
Baudier
Held by the Baudier family until 2003.
Bought by the Holmes family in 2003.
