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Château de Séneujols

Séneujols, Haute-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le château en totalité, comprenant le donjon, l'enceinte fortifiée, le logis, la chapelle, les communs, ainsi que tous les décors intérieurs (décors peints, boiseries, escalier, cheminées) (cad. A 568, 569, 572, 615, 616) : inscription par arrêté du 19 mai 2003
Protection dates
2003/05/19 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
14e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Séneujols
Département
Haute-Loire
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
44.96119, 3.78064
Mérimée reference
PA00092933

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1780 map "54 Saint-Flour." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ce château est représentatif de l'évolution de l'architecture seigneuriale du Velay. Le donjon (14e ou 15e siècle) et son enceinte ont été renforcés durant les guerres de Religion, puis transformés aux 17e et 19e siècles pour en faire un lieu à la fois résidentiel et agricole. A l'intérieur subsistent les menuiseries du 17e siècle ainsi qu'un décor peint en trompe-l'oeil. Au cours de la dernière guerre, un prisonnier italien a couvert un petit salon de peintures de paysage.

English translation

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This castle is representative of the evolution of seigneurial architecture in Velay. The keep (14th or 15th century) and its enclosure were reinforced during the Wars of Religion, then transformed in the 17th and 19th centuries to make it both a residential and agricultural place. Inside remain the joinery of the 17th century as well as a trompe-l'oeil painted decoration. During the last war, an Italian prisoner covered a small drawing room with landscape paintings.

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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