Château de Trenqueléon, Historic castle in Feugarolles, France.

The Château de Trenqueléon in Feugarolles is a long, low stone building of light grey ashlar masonry, with a central block and a pavilion at each end. The central block has a dark hipped roof with two tall chimneys and three dormer windows, and an arched doorway reached by a stone stairway with a balustrade that curves out over a low retaining wall. Rows of rectangular windows run to either side, and the end pavilions have taller, steeper roofs with round and rectangular windows. The building stands behind a lawn.

The present château was built in 1771 by Charles de Batz, baron de Trenquelléon, on the remains of a feudal castle of the same family; the site had been a feudal motte owned by the lords of Fimarcon in the mid-13th century. The date is carved on the central dormer of the west pavilion, and the initials C.B.T. are set in black and white pebbles in the ground before the entrance. The family line passed through Charlotte de Batz (1873-1939) to the Albigès, Bentzmann and Batiste families.

In July 1920 the château hosted the creation of the Jasmin d'Argent, a prize for a poet writing in French or in langue d'Oc on love, homeland and Gascony. The award ties the house to the Félibrige poets of the region. The family line here includes Adèle de Batz de Trenquelléon, who founded the Filles de Marie Immaculée at Agen.

The entrance is reached by a stone stairway with a balustrade curving over a low retaining wall, leading to the central arched doorway; the date 1771 is carved on the central dormer of the west pavilion. The whole château and its outbuildings have been protected as monuments historiques since the arrêté of 12 November 2015, so access to the interior depends on the owners.

The date 1771 is carved on the central dormer window of the west pavilion, and the initials C.B.T. — for Charles de Batz, baron de Trenquelléon, who built the château — are set into the ground in black and white pebbles before the entrance. The site began as a feudal motte held by the lords of Fimarcon in the mid-13th century.