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Château du Claux

Salignac-Eyvigues, Dordogne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Ensemble, sols et bâtis, formé par le château (cad. BD 28 à 33) : classement par arrêté du 29 mai 2001
Protection dates
2001/05/29 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
4e quart 15e siècle, 1er quart 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'une société privée
Commune
Salignac-Eyvigues
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.94508, 1.36018
Mérimée reference
PA00082910

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1785 map "35 Sarlat." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le Claux était à l'origine fermé par une double enceinte dont subsiste le châtelet. Le château du 14e siècle fut partiellement détruit pendant la guerre de Cent ans, puis reconstruit fin 15e - début 16e siècle. L'édifice se compose de deux ailes en équerre greffées sur un corps de logis central et articulées sur une tour d'escalier. A l'intérieur, plusieurs pièces sont décorées de plafonds peints.

English translation

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Le Claux was originally enclosed by a double fortification of which the gatehouse remains. The 14th-century château was partially destroyed during the Hundred Years War, then rebuilt in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The building comprises two wings arranged in an L-shape grafted onto a central main dwelling and articulated by a stair tower. Inside, several rooms are decorated with painted ceilings.

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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