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The story begins in the 17th century with a modest farm called "Larenque," then attached to the estate of the Château de Lagurgue. Around 1870, Xavier de La Croix de Ravignan had the Château de Larunque built as a prestigious residence. At the beginning of the 20th century, his daughter Marie-Antoinette, married to Raymond Merle de la Brugière de Laveaucoupet, made it a second family home. After several decades, the château was sold in 1957, marking the end of a family chapter.
The estate then passed through the hands of various owners: Fernand Cunot, a former colonel in the colonial army in Morocco; Colette Claude, a former teacher for French cooperation in Africa; and then Armand Zoegger, a real estate developer. In 1977, a fire ravaged the building, which then sank into oblivion.
In 1993, Alain Castant, an entrepreneur with a passion for art, brought the château back to life and transformed it into an artistic center with architecture inspired by the Italian Renaissance. In 2002, it was sold to Laurence Paltiel, a cosmopolitan businessman, then to Olivier Peslier, a renowned jockey, in 2013. The estate successively became a holiday residence and then a main residence.
Since 2021, Marion Lafouge and Martin Dubourg have breathed new life into the château by adopting an environmentally friendly approach. The château has become a sustainable retreat, hosting seminars and low-carbon, environmentally friendly stays.
After a year spent studying archives, family trees and testimonies from former owners or their descendants, we have published a monograph of the Château de Larunque: And if Larunque were told to me.
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