Château de Boussan
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The Château de Boussan is a ruined castle in the commune of Boussan in the Haute-Garonne département of France.{{Base Mérimée|PA00094296|Restes de l'ancien château}}
The castle was constructed on a rocky outcrop dominating the valley of the Louge. It was abandoned in 1553.[http://www.terres-aurignac.fr/fr/le-territoire/les-terres-daurignac/les-villages/les-19-communes/boussan Boussan]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} on the Terres d’Aurignac website The only remaining part is a square tower with the top removed, attached to the wall of a residential building, a ditch, and the remains of the church, itself in use later and abandoned in 1740.
Property of the commune, it has been listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture since 1926.
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Category:Castles in Haute-Garonne
Category:Monuments historiques of Haute-Garonne
Category:Ruined castles in Occitania (administrative region)
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