Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château
Monistrol-sur-Loire, Haute-Loire, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Château : inscription par arrêté du 7 octobre 1935
- Protection dates
- 1935/10/07 : inscrit MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 14e siècle, 15e siècle, 17e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété d'une association
- Commune
- Monistrol-sur-Loire
- Département
- Haute-Loire
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.29287, 4.16864
- Mérimée reference
- PA00092715
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1767 map "88 St.-Etienne, St.-Marcellin." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Château mentionné dans les textes à partir du 13e siècle, mais existant sans doute avant. L'évêque du Puy, Guillaume de la Roue, en fait l'acquisition en 1270. En 1448, l'évêque Jean de Bourbon y fait construire une grosse tour, amputée de 17 mètres à la Révolution, selon la tradition. Les évêques du Puy y fixent leur résidence d'été au 17e siècle. Monseigneur de Béthune fait apporter au château de nombreux embellissements (boiseries, sculptures, statues). Ces éléments ont entièrement disparu à partir de 1793. £Le château apparaît comme un vaste quadrilatère encadrant une cour intérieure, dont l'intérêt se marque par la façade avec ses tours massives. Le corps de bâtiments relie les deux tours, ajouté dans son état actuel au 17e siècle. De la même époque datent la grande galerie méridionale, le grand escalier avec sa rampe en fer forgé, laquelle semble dater du 18e siècle. Au 18e siècle, les jardins du château abritaient un musée lapidaire groupant des sculptures gallo-romaines, des fragments de l'ancienne cathédrale du Puy entre autre.
English translation
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History
Castle mentioned in texts from the 13th century onwards, but probably existing before. Guillaume de la Roue, bishop of Le Puy, acquired it in 1270. In 1448, Bishop Jean de Bourbon had a large tower constructed there, shortened by 17 metres at the Revolution, according to tradition. The bishops of Le Puy established their summer residence there in the 17th century. Monseigneur de Béthune brought about numerous embellishments to the castle (woodwork, sculptures, statues). These elements entirely disappeared from 1793 onwards. The castle appears as a vast quadrilateral enclosing an internal courtyard, whose interest is marked by the facade with its massive towers. The body of buildings connecting the two towers, added in its present state in the 17th century. From the same period date the large southern gallery, the great staircase with its wrought iron railing, which appears to date from the 18th century. In the 18th century, the castle gardens housed a lapidary museum grouping Gallo-Roman sculptures, fragments of the former cathedral of Le Puy among others.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.