Castelmayran
Castelmayran is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.
Name
According to Ernest Nègre, Castelmayran comes from the Occitan castèl and a Latin personal name, Marianus.History
Lordship of Castelmayran
In the 12th century, the lordship belonged to a branch of the family of Argombat which founded the Cistercian abbey of Belleperche. And by 1143 the final transfer of the abbey was discussed at a meeting held in Castelmayran.Castelmayran had several co-seigneurs over time, among whose Nicolas de Gourgues, the last one before the French Revolution.