The Tour du Château is the remains of the former residence of the local lords. The castle was burnt down under Louis XIII and rebuilt after the Wars of Religion in the 16th century.
At times in the hands of Catholics and Protestants, the château was finally returned to the de Villeneuve family in 1581. The Brunet family, Marquis de Villeneuve, owned the château until 18 February 1862, when the last descendant of the family sold it to Philippe Pons de Villeneuve.
It then became the property of Marie-Joseph Louis Pons, Count of Villeneuve and Lieutenant in the 10th Montauban Dragoon Regiment, on 23 July 1913. It was then sold, with the exception of the North Tower and the land opposite it, to the municipality of Villeneuve, represented by Mayor Louis Peyrou. The château was falling into disrepair and demolished in 1925. Later, the Comte de Villeneuve donated the Tower (the last vestige of the castle) and the land to the commune on condition that it be preserved and maintained. This promise was kept and the restored Tower is now maintained by the Commune.
The ramparts
A black stone wall encircled the village. Around 990, the belt consisted of two walls and was rebuilt to combat invaders in 1336. Underground passages ran from the castle tower to the plain. There was the "Empayral" gate to the north and the "d'Orb" gate to the south. Some remains of this wall can still be seen today.
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