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Château de Bel Air

Saint-Morillon, Gironde, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades et toitures du château, son décor intérieur (vestibule, salon, chambre aux colonnes) , la pièce d'eau avec ses statues, et les statues ornant le parc. (cad. B 15, 23, 836) : inscription par arrêté du 1er septembre 1986
Protection dates
1986/09/01 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
4e quart 18e siècle, 19e siècle, 20e siècle
Dates
1793
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Morillon
Département
Gironde
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.65041, -0.49323
Mérimée reference
PA00083791

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1742 map "Composite: Languedoc." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Elie Louis Dufaure de Lajarte, conseiller au Parlement de Bordeaux, fit édifier la demeure de 1791 à 1793. Vendu comme bien national à sa mort. Vers la fin du 19e siècle, les dépendances furent en partie agrandies et modifiées. Vers 1900, un négociant bordelais transforma le parc. Le corps de logis est prolongé vers le nord-est par des dépendances disposées autour d'une cour. Décors de guirlandes et feuillages sur la façade. A l'intérieur, dessus de portes décorés, décors moulurés, lambris...

English translation

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Elie Louis Dufaure de Lajarte, counsellor to the Parliament of Bordeaux, had the residence built from 1791 to 1793. Sold as national property at his death. Towards the end of the 19th century, the outbuildings were partly enlarged and modified. Around 1900, a Bordeaux merchant transformed the park. The main dwelling is extended towards the north-east by outbuildings arranged around a courtyard. Decoration of garlands and foliage on the façade. On the interior, decorated door surrounds, moulded decoration, wainscoting...

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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