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La Gane Castle

Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Aquitaine Castles

About La Gane Castle

The Château de la Gane is an historic castle in Saint-Exupéry-les-Roches, Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France built in 1286 for Pierre-André de la Ganne.

The western tower was built in the 15th or 16th century. It was inherited by Guillaume de La Brosse in 1432. In 1510, it was acquired by Antoine Andrieu, a bourgeois who married into the nobility and was subsequently ennobled.

In 1772, it was acquired by Jean-Joseph de Parel d’Espeiruc de la Chatonie. In 1804, it was acquired by Louis-Paul de Selve de Bity.

Aquitaine Castles

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Name
La Gane Castle
Alternative Name
Château de la Gane
Location
Correze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Categories
Middle Ages, France, Castle, Fort, Fortress
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