Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ancien château fort de la Clauze
Grèzes, Haute-Loire, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
- Protection
- classé MH partiellement, inscrit MH partiellement, protection totale
- Extent of protection
- Château : inscription par arrêté du 3 décembre 1937 ; Donjon (cad. AH 126) : classement par arrêté du 3 mai 1974
- Protection dates
- 1937/12/03 : inscrit MH, 1974/05/03 : classé MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 14e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Grèzes
- Département
- Haute-Loire
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.90976, 3.50589
- Mérimée reference
- PA00092674
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1780 map "54 Saint-Flour." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
De plan octogonal, ce donjon date du 14e siècle et se veut un témoin de l'architecture militaire en Gévaudan. En 1575, pillage du château. Le chemin de ronde manque entièrement. Ne subsistent que les corbeaux de mâchicoulis.
English translation
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History
Of octagonal plan, this keep dates from the 14th century and stands as a witness to military architecture in Gévaudan. In 1575, pillage of the castle. The wall-walk is entirely missing. Only the corbels of machicolations remain.
Nearby in the register
- Maison de l'Instruction dite Assemblée de la Clauzemaisonunder 1 mi
- Église Saint-Pierreéglise1 mi
- Maison dite Château de la Bilheriechâteau1 mi
- Château fort d'Esplantaschâteau2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.