Labastide-Paumès (; oc, La Bastida de Paumèrs) is a commune in the Haute-Garonne
department
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Château de Labastide-Paumès
The Château de Labastide-Paumès is a 16th-century castle in the ''Communes of France, commune'' of Labastide-Paumès in the Haute-Garonne ''Departments of France, département'' of France. It includes a large tower with a spiral staircase.
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dates back in parts to the 9th century. The main building is circa 1164
castle
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which includes a large tower with a spiral staircase, built approximately one hundred years later. Privately owned, it has been listed since 1927 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.