Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château de Volhac
Coubon, Haute-Loire, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
- Protection
- inscrit MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- Façades et toitures (cad. AS 148) : inscription par arrêté du 16 novembre 1966
- Protection dates
- 1966/11/16 : inscrit MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 12e siècle, 16e siècle, 17e siècle, 3e quart 19e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Coubon
- Département
- Haute-Loire
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.00026, 3.92171
- Mérimée reference
- PA00092657
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailBibliothèque nationale de France (Gallica)
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1777 map "89 Le Puy." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Le lieu-dit est mentionné dès 1097. En 1594, l'édifice fut incendié au cours des guerres de Religion après avoir été pris par le duc de Ventadour. L'édifice reste ruiné de 1594 à 1732. En 1790, le château est pillé. Au 19e siècle, des modifications y sont apportées avec percements et surélévation. Les murs enduits, les tourelles et les mâchicoulis en hotte sont typiques des constructions semi-fortifiées de la région.
English translation
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History
The place-name is mentioned as early as 1097. In 1594, the edifice was burnt during the Wars of Religion after having been taken by the duke of Ventadour. The edifice remains ruined from 1594 to 1732. In 1790, the castle is pillaged. In the 19th century, modifications are made to it with openings and raising of height. The rendered walls, the turrets and the hotte machicolations are typical of the semi-fortified constructions of the region.
Nearby in the register
- Château de Causanschâteauunder 1 mi
- Château de Bouzolschâteauunder 1 mi
- Château de la Tour-Danielchâteauunder 1 mi
- Villa Richond à Charentusdemeureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.