Built in the 19th century by the Baron of Damascus to establish a boarding school for boys, directed in 1853 by the little "Brothers of Mary", Marist Brothers.
In 1889, after the death of the Count of Damascus, the family tried to sell the castle: in December, the Jesuits came to visit, the business could not be done; 13 March 1890, the Countess of Damascus left the castle and retired to Pau. On April 18, seizure of furniture. On September 3, 1890, Mr Artigue (industrialist from Toulouse), bought the castle of Hautefort. He arrived on the 17th to take possession, on the 20th, he ordered the brothers (Marists) to leave within a fortnight, and to leave the premises where they had their school. The building will then be assigned to the stables of the horses, and will thus take the name of "mareerie".
In 1889, after the death of the Count of Damascus, the family tried to sell the castle: in December, the Jesuits came to visit, the business could not be done; 13 March 1890, the Countess of Damascus left the castle and retired to Pau. On April 18, seizure of furniture. On September 3, 1890, Mr Artigue (industrialist from Toulouse), bought the castle of Hautefort. He arrived on the 17th to take possession, on the 20th, he ordered the brothers (Marists) to leave within a fortnight, and to leave the premises where they had their school. The building will then be assigned to the stables of the horses, and will thus take the name of "mareerie".
