Tour du Bourreau
About Tour du Bourreau
Tour du Bourreau is one of 10 inscrit historic monuments in Lectoure, the second of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 14th c. It has been inscrit since 1947. 8 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.
La tour du Bourreau ou tour de Corhaut est la seule tour subsistant de l’enceinte médiévale fortifiée de la ville de Lectoure (Gers). Son nom vient du fait qu’elle était la résidence du bourreau, alors que « tour de Corhaut » était sa désignation officielle, due à sa situation dans le quartier de Corhaut, près de la porte du même nom.
From Wikipédia (French), article “Tour du Bourreau (Lectoure)” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026
MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00094843 on POP↗Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.
Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 15 minutes
Lectoure · about 0.5 mi on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Tour du BourreauStart here
- 2
Église Saint-GervaisClassé · 0.1 mi on - 3
Fontaine du 13e siècleInscrit · 0.1 mi on - 4
Immeuble, Grande-Rue 41Inscrit · 0.2 mi on - 5
Chapelle des CarmélitesInscrit · 0.1 mi on
One more historic monument within 150 m
C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.
Other buildings like it nearby among the historic monuments
With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.
Questions about Tour du Bourreau
Is Tour du Bourreau protected?
Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1947 (Mérimée record PA00094843).
Can you visit Tour du Bourreau?
The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.
When was Tour du Bourreau built?
By the list’s record, it dates from the 14th c.
Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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