Château de Pibrac

The Château de Pibrac is a converted 16th century castle in the commune of Pibrac in the Haute-Garonne département of France.^[1]

It was rebuilt in 1540 to replace the old manor house. The architect appears to be Nicolas Bachelier. During the Revolution, in 1794, the sculptures were smashed and the tops of the towers destroyed. It was restored, with alterations, in 1887.^[1]

One of the rooms, known as the Quatrains' cabinet (French: cabinet des Quatrains), has vaults decorated with mythological subjects dating from the 16th century.^[1] According to tradition, it was in this room, which has kept its 16th century decorations almost intact, that Guy du Faur de Pibrac composed his famous "moral quatrains".^{[citation needed]}

The red brick structure, privately owned, has been listed since 1932 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.^[1]

• Outdoor and park
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  Château de Pibrac
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  The château
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  The château
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  The château
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  The château
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  Renaissance door of the tower (restored)
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  Restored decoration of the Renaissance door of the tower
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  Renaissance door of the château (restored)
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  Restored decoration of the Renaissance door of the château
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  Renaissance window on the first floor
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  Renaissance window on the ground floor
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  Sundial
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  Plaque in memory of Guy du Faur de Pibrac, famous poet and parliamentarian of the 16th century
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  The Henry IV portal
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  Detail of the Henry IV portal

• Interior
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  Plate of the cabinet of the Quatrains
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  The cabinet of the Quatrains, 16th century
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  Wall decoration of the cabinet of the Quatrains
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  Detail of the woodwork of the Quatrains' cabinet
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  Guards' room
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  French-style ceiling
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  Mantelpiece decoration featuring a wolf hunt
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  Decorated fireplace
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  Ladies' cabinet
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  Open gallery on the first floor
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  Ceramic decoration of the gallery (Gaston Virebent, 1893)

• Archive images
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  Restoration of the tower's door
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  Restoration of the château's door
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  Former state of the Henry IV portal

See also

• List of castles in France
• Renaissance architecture of Toulouse
• Guy Du Faur, Seigneur de Pibrac

References

External links

• Base Mérimée: Château, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

43°37′9″N 1°17′13″E / 43.61917°N 1.28694°E / 43.61917; 1.28694