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Ruines du château de Bruzac

Saint-Pierre-de-Côle, Dordogne, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Château de Bruzac (ruines) : inscription par arrêté du 27 septembre 1948
Protection dates
1948/09/27 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Pierre-de-Côle
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.38183, 0.80277
Mérimée reference
PA00082889

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1693 map "Governo Generale della Guienna" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Un château est mentionné au 11e siècle dans une donation à l'abbaye d'Uzerche. Reconstruit en grande partie à la fin du 15e siècle ou début 16e après avoir été plusieurs fois assiégé pendant les guerres de Religion, le château est démantelé par Richelieu. A la Révolution, l'édifice n'est plus qu'une ruine. La chapelle gothique est en dehors des remparts. L'entrée principale s'ouvre à l'ouest, directement dans une tour qui flanque le corps de logis.

English translation

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A castle is mentioned in the 11th century in a donation to the abbey of Uzerche. Rebuilt in large part in the late 15th century or early 16th century after having been besieged several times during the Wars of Religion, the castle was dismantled by Richelieu. At the Revolution, the building was nothing more than a ruin. The Gothic chapel is outside the ramparts. The main entrance opens to the west, directly into a tower that flanks the main dwelling.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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