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Château de Puyguilhem

Villars, Dordogne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement, inscrit MH partiellement, protection totale
Extent of protection
Le château : classement par arrêté du 20 mars 1912 - Les abords du château, bois et terrains indiqués en rouge sur le plan joint à l'arrêté : inscription par arrêté du 19 mai 1945
Protection dates
1912/03/20 : classé MH, 1945/05/19 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Commune
Villars
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.42624, 0.74536
Mérimée reference
PA00083065

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1711 map "Le Gouvernement General De Guinne et Gascogne ...." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Edifice en partie de l'époque Louis XII, mais dont l'ensemble date de la Renaissance. Certaines parties, comme la tour d'escalier polygonale ou des souches de cheminées, conservent encore des éléments gothiques. Autrefois protégé par des ouvrages de défense assez importants, il ne se compose plus que d'un corps de logis flanqué de deux tours et d'une tourelle d'escalier.

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Building partly from the Louis XII period, but as a whole dating from the Renaissance. Certain parts, such as the polygonal stair tower or chimney stacks, still preserve Gothic elements. Formerly protected by fairly substantial defensive works, it now consists only of a main dwelling flanked by two towers and a stair turret.

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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