The Château de Châlucet (sometimes written as Chalusset), a ruined castle, is in the commune of Saint-Jean-Ligoure, about 10 km to the south of Limoges, in the département of Haute-Vienne, and less than 2 km from the Pôle de Lanaud. The ruins dominate the confluence of the rivers Briance and Ligoure. The castle is a medieval fortress, with a purely defensive goal; it is composed of two parts:

• a castle, on the top of a timbered rocky overcrop represents the upper Châlucet (French: Haut Châlucet);
• a square keep of the 12th century, called “Tour Jeanette” is the remaining part of the residence building, that was the lower Châlucet (French: bas Châlucet). The overall shape of the fortress was trapezoidal, and was composed of the main building (formerly arched), courtyards, and the keep.