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Château d'Aulteribe

Sermentizon, Puy-de-Dôme, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Le château : classement par arrêté du 30 mars 1949
Protection dates
1949/03/30 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
15e siècle, 17e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'un établissement public de l'État
Commune
Sermentizon
Département
Puy-de-Dôme
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.77510, 3.49890
Mérimée reference
PA00092422

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le château d'Aulteribe est un vaste édifice du 15e siècle, de plan trapézoïdal avec des bastions d'angle. Il a été remanié au 17e siècle (percement de nombreuses ouvertures) et au 19e siècle (escalier monumental, ajout d'échauguettes et de machicoulis). L'ensemble a été légué à la Caisse nationale des monuments historiques (devenue le centre des monuments nationaux) en 1954.

English translation

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The castle of Aulteribe is a vast building of the 15th century, of trapezoidal plan with corner bastions. It was remodelled in the 17th century (opening of numerous openings) and in the 19th century (monumental staircase, addition of machicolations and echauguettes). The whole was bequeathed to the Caisse nationale des monuments historiques (which became the centre of national monuments) in 1954.

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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