Le Château disparu

The Counts of Comminges once built a castle on the site of the present-day church. It was apparently taken in 1219 during the wars against the Albigensians by Amaury, son of Simon de Monfort. At the beginning of the 16th century, a new brick castle was built, flanked by four turrets and dominated by a large keep. Confiscated by the Duke of Uzès during the French Revolution and sold as national property, its new owners transformed it into various residential buildings during the 19th century. All that remains today are two beautiful 16th-century carved stone gargoyles, which can be seen at the top of the building as you leave the rue du château (place de la Halle), and a fine brick wall in the rue du château.