Château de Monteton, Historical castle in Monteton, France.

Château de Monteton is built of grey rectangular stone blocks: a tall flat-faced wall with a stepped top edge, a small chimney and narrow vertical windows, and a taller gabled section with a curved roofline, a projecting window bay and an arched opening at its base. A modern wooden-clad upper storey with a balcony is attached at the rear right.

The seigneurie of Monteton passed to the Digeon family in 1623 through the marriage of Jeanne de Béraud to Charles de Digeon. In the early 18th century, a Digeon de Monteton rebuilt the Romanesque castle into a more comfortable residence, adding a drawbridge after the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes. The family kept it until 1835, when it passed by inheritance to Léopold de Gervain; abandoned in the 20th century, it was partly restored, turned into an inn, and listed as a monument historique on 8 February 2008.

The castle's name recalls the Digeon de Monteton, a Protestant family that held the seigneurie from 1623, when Jeanne de Béraud married Charles de Digeon, until 1835. Part of the family emigrated to Prussia and became the Digeon von Monteton branch. The drawbridge at the entrance recalls the conversions forced after the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes.

The castle was partly restored and turned into an inn, so the building is not a museum open for independent tours. Access is tied to the auberge's activity; visitors should arrange any visit with the establishment beforehand. The entrance was guarded by a drawbridge, a detail to look for on arrival.

The Digeon family kept the château until 1835, when it passed by inheritance to Léopold de Gervain, who restored and lived at the château de Lasserre instead. Monteton was then left abandoned through the 20th century before being partly restored and turned into an inn. It was inscribed as a monument historique on 8 February 2008.