Ségur-le-Château

On its rocky spur surrounded by hills that barred access to it, encircled by castles that played the role of outposts, medieval Ségur could proudly await the enemy. All this arrangement made easier the birth of a village nestled sheltered by the walls. There craft and commercial activities developed. Fairs and festivals were numerous. The town's renown grew further, from the fifteenth to the eighteenth century, thanks to the presence of a Court of Appeals, in charge of appeal trials from 361 lordly jurisdictions of Limousin and Périgord.

Many signs of this prosperous period remain visible: noble houses with turrets or half-timbering, spiral stair towers, monumental fireplaces, carved granite at mullioned windows, flowered streets and lanes. The village also has remarkable buildings, such as a fifteenth-century granite dwelling adorned with a tower and turrets, the Knight's Tower, the watchtower and the Saint-Laurent tower or the Henri IV house.

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