A Renaissance château built in the 1520s by Jeanne de Balzac for her son, who was killed in the Italian wars. Its courtyard is decorated with a frieze and carved busts of the family, and inside is a fine carved stone staircase.
The château's carvings were sold off in 1880 and bought back over many years by a later owner. Saint-Céré is nearby.
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