September 2026

Saturday 19
- 10:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 17:30
Sunday 20
- 10:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 17:30

Château de Montal

Route de Montal, 46400 Saint-Jean-Lespinasse, France

Lot

Occitanie

European Heritage Days 2026 - Château de Montal

Name: European Heritage Days 2026 - Château de Montal
Start: 2026-09-19T10:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-20T17:30:00+02:00
Location: Château de Montal

All weekend, the castle of Montal opens its doors for free!

19 and 20 September

Conditions

Free.

All weekend, the castle of Montal opens its doors for free!

September 2026

Saturday 19
- 10:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 17:30
Sunday 20
- 10:00 - 12:30
- 14:00 - 17:30

About the location

Château de Montal

Route de Montal, 46400 Saint-Jean-Lespinasse, France

Lot

Occitanie

Domain mentioned since the 14th century. Castle built between 1523 and 1534 by Jeanne de Balzac d'Entraigues on the site of an old fortress. It consists of two wings around the main courtyard. The monumental staircase is a masterpiece of Renaissance sculpture. It was sold as national property in 1800\. Estate reconstituted by Maurice Fenaille at the beginning of the 20th century, before its donation to the State in May 1913\. The mill, attested in the cadastre of 1830, is installed on a low-flow stream, but equipped upstream with two oval tanks dug into the bed of the stream: only one still survives. This four-storey building looks like a stately home in the countryside with mansard roofing and dormers, two on the main facade topped by a dovecote, one on each side. The entrance is in the basement, through a door bearing the date 1870\. Down below, inside the mill, a 4.30m diameter top-mounted waterwheel with all its gears and corner gears, led to two pairs of millstones in place on the

Conditions

September 2026

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