Ancient and Medieval Roots

Roman Origins:

The site began as a Roman villa, possibly housing a centurion, and later served pilgrims en route to Santiago de Compostela 9.
Templar and Hospitaller Legacy: From the 12th century to 1307, it was a Knights Templar commandery, funding Crusades. After the Templars' dissolution, it passed to the Knights Hospitaller.

19th-Century Reinvention

Neo-Gothic Transformation:

In 1890, Colonel Gabriel Mirepoix commissioned architect Louis Garros to redesign the estate into a "petit Carcassonne," complete with crenellated walls and towers inspired by Viollet-le-Duc’s work.

Legend says the Knights Templar (who once owned Château Grézan) stored their wine in the castle’s cellars—but allegedly cursed it so that anyone who drank too much would wake up with a headache "worthy of a Crusade." Today, the Cros-Pujol family jokes that their Faugères AOC reds still carry this "holy side effect," advising visitors to "repent responsibly" after tastings.

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