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Château d'Aurignac
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The Château d'Aurignac is a ruined 13th century castle in the commune of Aurignac in the Haute-Garonne département of France.[1]
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The castle was built on a hill before 1240 by Bernard V, Counts of Comminges, and the village developed around it. In 1583 a group of bandits occupied the Chateau d'Aurignac, using it as a base to plunder the local population. At the request of the inhabitants of the town, the Senechal of Toulouse drove the bandits out and partly demolished the chateau.[2] The extent to which it was demolished was disputed: a record of 1627 describes the roofs collapsed but the walls standing. All that remains today are the church, a well-restored keep on the peak of the hill and some of the ramparts, which have been incorporated into houses.[1]
The property of the commune, it has been listed since 1979 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]
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