Château de Taurines

Centrès, France

Arts & CultureHeritageCommunity development

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Profile last updated: March 18, 2026

About

Château de Taurines is a non-profit association based in Centrès, France working on arts & culture, heritage, community development.

The Association du Château de Taurines is a volunteer-run non-profit based in the hamlet of Taurines, commune of Centrès, in Aveyron, France. It runs a 13th-century château that it restored from 1981 with volunteers and the Compagnons du devoir. Each summer it hosts contemporary art exhibitions, along with conferences, workshops for local schools, guided walks and heritage trails. Its programme aims to bring culture to rural areas through exhibitions and to preserve the château's heritage.

Location

Centrès, France

Organisation type

Association

Focus areas

contemporary artheritagerural cultureAveyronSégalivolunteer-runexhibitions

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Arts & CultureHeritageCommunity development

Works for

CommunitiesStudents

How they work

Community programmesAwareness & educationVolunteer programmes

Programmes

Gestes

Arts & Culture · France

Programme exploring artist-artisans who reinvent the relationship to making and materials, in partnership with the Abattoirs, Musée-Frac Occitanie Toulouse.

Le Château en balade

Heritage · France

Walking route through the village of Taurines presenting artworks exhibited at the château over the years.

Funding & support

Funded by

Government fundingCorporate partnershipsIndividual donationsMembership fees

Ways to support

DonateMembershipCorporate partnership

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Région Occitanie Pyrénées Méditerranée, Aveyron le Département, Pays Ségali Communauté, Mairie de Centrès, Crédit Agricole Nord Midi-Pyrénées, Axa, Les Abattoirs, Musée Frac Occitanie Toulouse, Aveyron Culture Mission Départementale, Compagnons du devoir, CREAHM Bruxelles, Musée des Arts Buissonniers