MAISON DU BAILLI

Located on the northern edge of the village, it is integrated into the fortification system. Its construction extends from the 12th century (the tower and its dovecote with boulins) to the 15th century (south face). This house was for a long time the property of the powerful and rich family of the Dalichoux de Sénégra, self-proclaimed lords of Boussagues, who delegated their functions to the bailiff who then occupied this house. The last baron of Sénégra had carried out an interior restoration at the beginning of the 19th century, without being able to take advantage of it. From Armandine de Sénégra, the house passed to her illustrious heir, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, who never came to live there (he left the management to his mother), but his memory remains, through the story of his appearance to Sister Delphine in 1914. A community of 2 nuns was maintained there (end of the 19th century) to provide schooling for the children of the village. The building was then abandoned for several decades. The north-eastern part of the building is from the 12th century.

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