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Hôtel de Poncet

rue Gabriel Guy - 81100 CastresFree access

Private mansion from the XVIIth century situated in the centre of the city.

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Built during the XVIIth century, this mansion belonged to the Maréchal Jean-Louis de Ligonnier maternal grandfather.

He was born in Castres in 1680 but he leaved it in 1697 after the revocation of the Edict of Nante (1685). He spent his military career in the english army where he was made field marshall. He died in 1770, with full military honours.

Castres - hotel de poncet 2 - (c) Office de tourime Castres Mazamet
Castres - hotel de poncet 3 - (c) Office de tourime Castres Mazamet

Outstanding due to its caryatids bearing a Renaissance loggia enhanced with four inoic pillars, as well as its ramped, red-iron staircase.

Castres - hotel de poncet 12 - (c) Office de tourime Castres Mazamet
Castres - hotel de poncet 13 - (c) Office de tourime Castres Mazamet

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