Château de Barasc, Medieval heritage monument in Béduer, France.

The Château de Barasc, also called château de Béduer, is a feudal castle above the Célé valley in the Lot. Its oldest element is a rectangular keep dating from 1204, now 25 m high on an 8 m square base with 2 m thick walls. The buildings form a U shape open to the north, with a 15th–17th century main wing and a deep arched gateway in the masonry.

The Barasc family held Béduer from the 10th century until 1559, when Dieudonné VIII died fighting the Protestants. In 1277 Arnaud IV granted the inhabitants a charter, among the earliest in France. The keep dates from 1204; its top floor was removed around 1790 under a Revolutionary edict against structures usable by counter-revolutionaries.

The Grande Salle's painted ceiling dates from the early 17th century, when the Lostanges turned the fortress into a country home. Two stone shields set into the chimney breast commemorate the 1457 marriage of Dordé de Béduer and Jeanne de Balzac of Montal. A large 19th-century Venetian chandelier hangs in the hall, where the Estates General of Quercy met three times.

The château is a private property, often used for private events, so there is no regular public visiting arrangement; inquire ahead before planning a stop. The buildings stand on a rocky outcrop above the village of Béduer, overlooking the Célé valley, with the entrance front facing the courtyard. The grounds extend over 14 hectares of meadow and a walled, partly wooded park.

The keep dates from 1204 and stands on an eight-metre-square base with walls two metres thick, leaving only four square metres of floor inside. It was originally taller, but its top floor was removed around 1790 under a revolutionary edict against structures counter-revolutionaries could use.