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Maison forte ou château de Farnier

Brives-Charensac, Haute-Loire, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Facades et toitures ; portail d'entrée ; porte du 16s incluse dans le batiment des communs (cad. C 127) : inscription par arrêté du 27 octobre 1986
Protection dates
1986/10/27 : inscrit MH
Type
maison forte, château
Main period of construction
limite 16e siècle 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Brives-Charensac
Département
Haute-Loire
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.04678, 3.91167
Mérimée reference
PA00092624

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1777 map "89 Le Puy." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Maison forte construite au 16e siècle par Pierre Farnier, marchand drapier et seigneur de Saint-Martin de Fugères. La propriété forme quadrilatère de bâtiments et de murs autour d'une cour intérieure. La partie Est du bâtiment sud a conservé sa voûte en berceau au rez-de-chaussée, ainsi que la tourelle d'escalier centrale en vis ; la façade sud a conservé une échauguette d'angle ainsi qu'une bretèche. Le bâtiment Est-ouest a perdu une tour circulaire au 20e siècle. L'empreinte du 18e siècle y est importante dans les décors (lambris, ferrures, stucs).

English translation

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Strong house built in the 16th century by Pierre Farnier, cloth merchant and seigneur of Saint-Martin de Fugères. The property forms a quadrilateral of buildings and walls around an interior courtyard. The east part of the south building has retained its barrel vault on the ground floor, as well as the central spiral staircase turret; the south facade has retained a corner squint as well as a bretèche. The east-west building lost a circular tower in the 20th century. The imprint of the 18th century is important there in the decoration (panelling, hardware, stuccos).

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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