Château Sainte-Marie - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The Château Sainte-Marie is a castle

Castle

A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...

dating from the second half of the 16th century, modified and altered during the 19th century, in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

of Longages

Longages

Longages is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-Sights:The Château Sainte-Marie is a castle dating from the second half of the 16th century, modified and altered during the 19th century. It is listed as a historic site by the French Ministry of...

in the Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne

Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...

département of France.

Privately owned, it has been listed since 1984 as a monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...

by the French Ministry of Culture.

Source

www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 16 March 2008

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