Tarn-et-Garonne
Tarn-et-Garonne (; ) is a Departments of France, department in the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania Regions of France, region in Southern France. It is traversed by the rivers Tarn (river), Tarn and Garonne, from which it takes its n ...
region
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in southern
France
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Séoune
The Séoune (; ) is a long river in the Lot, Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne '' départements'', southwestern France. Its source is at Sauzet. It flows generally southwest. It is a right tributary of the Garonne into which it flows between La ...
flows southwestward through the middle of the commune.
History
The Château de Brassac is one of the most important in the area, thanks to its excellent defensive position at the top of steep slopes, and its location on the border between Agenais and Quercy. Its importance is attested from the twelfth century, it was a barony.
It then belonged to the Planels, vassals of the Duke of Aquitaine but established on the lands of the Count of Toulouse, who became its owner before 1190. An eventful history then made it pass into the hands of the English and then again to the Count of Toulouse in 1200, then again on the English side.
Bertrand de Galard, son of Eléonore d'Armagnac, paid homage to King Henry II of England in 1266 and 1291 for this castle. From there the family of Galard de Brassac allied itself with the principal families of the surroundings.
In 1508 François de Galard de Brassac married Jeanne de Béarn. Their descendants take the name of Galard de Béarn de Brassac, the Château de Brassac being only one of the many possessions of this family.
The castle is nowadays an imposing residence rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries, which can be visited.
See also
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Communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department
The following is a list of the 195 communes of the Tarn-et-Garonne department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):