CHÂTEAU MALBOIS

5 rue Lazare Carnot, 34560 Poussan

Construction of the building began in the 14th century and took place in several stages. The surviving features from this initial phase are the pointed arch doorway, decorated with mouldings and tracery, featuring a coat-of-arms stone, surmounted by a bretèche on a moulded semicircular arch supported by figurative corbels, as well as the polygonal turret (housing a staircase) immediately to the right at the corner of the building. Work to improve comfort and refine the interior spaces took place during the 15th century in the Flamboyant Gothic style: connecting galleries between the rooms, moulded decorations, painted wooden coffered ceilings, mullioned windows, a monumental fireplace… In the 16th and 17th centuries, alterations led to a specialisation of the spaces: on the ground floor, service rooms were converted into cellars or storerooms, whilst on the upper floor—the main living quarters—apartments and a state room were situated. Towards the end of the 17th century, the addition of Corinthian pilasters and entablatures around the windows transformed the façade into a structure that was exceptional for the region. The Vinas Room: this dates from the 15th-century phase of construction. This was probably the hall of honour. It features a remarkably well-preserved painted coffered wooden ceiling, similar in style to that found at the Jacques Cœur House in Montpellier (Languedoc Museum).

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Tourist office data: DATAtourisme, Licence Ouverte (French open licence), updated 24 October 2026.