Château de Carbonat

Carbonat, in the Cantal, was land dependent on the seigneury of Conros. Astorg d'Orlhac pledged it in 1232 to Géraud d'Auzolles, a burgher of Aurillac. Later, in the 16th century, the fief seems to have come directly under the Viscounts of Carlat. Géraud de Pouzols, an Aurillac burgher ennobled in 1371, built the first castle here, and his grandson Louis de Pouzols lived there in 1503.

Because of debts, the estate was sold by decree in 1657 to Charles de Montvallat, and resold in 1673 to Guy de Passefons, a counsellor at the Cour des aides of Montauban. The Passefons family, who became Passefons de Carbonat, owned the château for more than 200 years, until the end of the 19th century, when financial problems and a challenge to their noble title led them to sell. Having slowly fallen into ruin, it was extensively restored in the early 20th century. It has French terraced gardens and a remarkable park.

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