Between the towns of "La Roche" and "Gravelle" lies the village of Siorac. The Chateau de Siorac sits on a hill next to a beautiful park from whose terrace one can oversee the village of Siorac, the river Isle and the foliage of Antoniac. The village of Siorac was owned by the Chateau, hence the similar building construction. The farmers where given dwelling and food in exchange for their labor.
The chateau was built in 1550 above an existing cellar from the XV century. The addition of the third floor took place in 1857, to be used as accommodation for the employees of the property.
The Chateau had a chapel named Sainte-Anne which stood across the road (now only a cross remains), the family held baptisms, marriages and funerals there. The road that runs in the front is the pilgrimage route of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.
Joseph Louis Camille de Beaupoil "Marquis de Saint-Aulaire" was born in Paris in 1810 son of Louis-Claire de Beaupoil, Comte de Saint-Aulaire and of Charlotte du Roure de Beaumont-Brisson. He married Alphonsine d'Estourmel in 1840, with whom he had five children (one of which was the painter Lucien de Maleville). Upon completion of his studies the young marquis becomes secretary of the embassy in Austria. In 1860, the marquis gives-up his diplomatic activities to concentrate on the renovation of the "Chateau de Siorac". He then publishes many historic pieces such as: Les Valois - Les Guise - Henri IV… he is also one of the founders of the Historic and Archeological Society of Périgord. The marquis died at the age of 86 in 1896. His daughter Marthe who married Ernest "Marquis de Maleville" in 1870, inherited Siorac.
The chateau was built in 1550 above an existing cellar from the XV century. The addition of the third floor took place in 1857, to be used as accommodation for the employees of the property.
The Chateau had a chapel named Sainte-Anne which stood across the road (now only a cross remains), the family held baptisms, marriages and funerals there. The road that runs in the front is the pilgrimage route of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle.
Joseph Louis Camille de Beaupoil "Marquis de Saint-Aulaire" was born in Paris in 1810 son of Louis-Claire de Beaupoil, Comte de Saint-Aulaire and of Charlotte du Roure de Beaumont-Brisson. He married Alphonsine d'Estourmel in 1840, with whom he had five children (one of which was the painter Lucien de Maleville). Upon completion of his studies the young marquis becomes secretary of the embassy in Austria. In 1860, the marquis gives-up his diplomatic activities to concentrate on the renovation of the "Chateau de Siorac". He then publishes many historic pieces such as: Les Valois - Les Guise - Henri IV… he is also one of the founders of the Historic and Archeological Society of Périgord. The marquis died at the age of 86 in 1896. His daughter Marthe who married Ernest "Marquis de Maleville" in 1870, inherited Siorac.
