Listed among the most beautiful villages of France, Brousse-le-Château, at the confluence of the Tarn and the Alrance in Aveyron, charms visitors with its picturesque character. The old Gothic bridge over the Alrance, typical cobblestone side streets, pretty stone houses adorned with flowers, 15th-century fortified church, and remains of the castle fort at the top of the village are just some of the attractions you can admire on a walk around...
Perched on a rocky spur, built at the confluence of the Tarn and the Alrance, the château fort was built in the 9th century. After having belonged to the Counts of Rodez and the Arpajon family, it was bought by the commune in 1839 who transformed it into a presbytery.
Its fortified walls, its chemin de ronde walkway as well as its five defensive towers have been preserved from the Middle Ages.
Like most rural villages, Brousse experienced a slow decline in the latter years of the 19th century which provoked the concentration of land and modernisation of agricultural techniques. The architectural heritage was even in danger of disappearing, but shortly after 1960, the association de la Vallée de l’Amitié was founded by a group of personalities attached to the conservation and renovation of rural life and its adaptation to the evolutions in our civilisation. The association took on the restoration of the château and village houses with the objective of breathing new life into this beautiful architectural ensemble.
