The Château de Launac is a 15th century castle

Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...

 in the commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

of Launac

Launac

Launac is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-Sights:The Château de Launac is a 15th century castle with additions and alterations from the 16th and 17th centuries. Privately owned, it is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of...

 in the Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...

 département of France. Major additions and alterations were made in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Privately owned, the upper floor and the corner tower have been listed since 1927 as a monument historique

Monument historique

A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...

by the French Ministry of Culture. The rest of the castle was listed in 1991.

External links

• Ministry of Culture listing for Château de Launac

Source

• www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 16 March 2008