Château de Brax, Medieval castle in Brax, France

Château de Brax is a castle featuring four round towers topped with crenellated brick walls and a grand staircase at the rear. The structure shows layers of construction from different periods, with modifications visible throughout its design.

Arnaud de La Faya built the first fortified structure from 1352, after the Count of L'Isle Jourdain granted him the site as reward for saving his father; crenellated walls enclosed a dwelling flanked by four round towers. In 1582 Françoise de Seysses and Jean de Polastron built a pleasure castle on the spot. Henri IV stayed a few days in 1600 during a hunting campaign. The Pins-Monbrun family added a building to the main façade in 1860, and a fire destroyed the roof in 1930, when slate replaced flat tiles.

The castle's name comes from the village of Brax, whose site was granted in 1352 by the Count of L'Isle Jourdain to Arnaud de La Faya as reward for saving his father. The right to build a fortified castle came with the grant. Since 1967 the ASEI association has housed adults with deafblindness in the château.

The grounds are accessible via a double staircase at the front, but the castle remains privately owned. Visitors should check ahead regarding access restrictions, as the site is not always open to the public.

The walkway carried on brick corbels and blind arcades circles the whole building. In 1943 the estate was bought as a financial speculation by Antonin Cousin, from Sidi-Bel-Abbès in Algeria, who used it as a second home; his plan to fell trees in the park led to the castle's inscription as a monument historique on 26 November 1946.