Château d'Aucors

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The Château d'Aucors is a Périgord manor house located in the commune of Beaussac (the new commune of Mareuil en Périgord), in the Dordogne département, in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. Overlooking the Nizonne valley, it is a protected historical monument.

Rental: In the north west of Dordogne, in the form commune of Beaussac, which merged with even others in 2017 to form the new commune of Mareuil en Périgord, the Château d'Aucors dominas some twenty meters of the D87 road and the valley of the Nizonne. It was built on a limestone cliff pierced with cellars.

History: A first castle was built on the site in the 11th century. Occupied by the English during the Hundred Years' War, it was taken in 1435 by the troops of the sineschal of Poitou. After the end of the war, a manor house was built in the 15th century at the edge of the cliff. The building being in a state of ruin after the Wars of Religion, it was rebuilt in 1617. It was added to the list of historical monuments on 6 December 1948. The castle today belongs to the Piraud family.

Architecture: The Château d'Aucors is made up of two squared houses and a polygonal stair tower positioned...