Château du Causse, Castle in Castres, France.

Château du Causse is a 19th-century castle in Castres, Tarn, built as a large polygonal main block flanked by three towers. Its east facade has a raised terrace with a three-arch loggia above a basket-handle arch, and the entrance sits under the north tower behind a covered porch with arches and a canopy. Slate roofs, dormers, oriels and gables mix neo-Renaissance and neo-Gothic elements.

The building was constructed in the first half of the 19th century, expanding from a small manor with two square towers into a larger residence. This transformation shows how the estate grew into a more substantial property over several decades.

The name comes from the neighbouring causse de Labruguière. The château is a private venue rented for weddings, corporate events and birthdays, so it is not open to visitors; the interior rooms cannot be toured. General de Gaulle stayed here in May 1951 as the guest of François de Lestrade, a former resistance fighter, before speaking in Castres on 6 May.

The château is a private venue hired for weddings, corporate events and birthdays, so it is not open to casual visits. Its wooded park covers several hectares and the wider estate includes 800 hectares of fields with a farm. The building stands in Castres, near the causse de Labruguière that gives it its name.

The grounds once held a small artificial pond at the foot of the south facade, shown in early 20th-century photographs; it has since disappeared. The park also retains vestiges of a kiosk and basins, a water tower, a dovecote, and the west gate and enclosing wall, all listed with the castle in January 2026.