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Château du Beyrat

Bellenaves, Allier, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Château du Beyrat : inscription par arrêté du 24 janvier 1947
Protection dates
1947/01/24 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 15e siècle
Later work
20e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Bellenaves
Département
Allier
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
46.18879, 3.10179
Mérimée reference
PA00092989

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1632 map "Carte du Pais de Bourbonois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Dans son état actuel, le château semble être le dernier reste d'un château-fort du 12e siècle. Remanié au 15e siècle. Dans sa partie ancienne, l'édifice est constitué de deux tours, celle du nord contenant un escalier, celle du sud comprend des chambres dont l'une abrite une vaste cheminée. S'y ajoute un corps de bâtiment central à rez-de-chaussée et étage auquel l'accès se fait par une entrée voûtée en plein cintre. A l'étage, la salle est voûtée d'ogives. Au nord, une tourelle contenant un petit escalier et un autre corps de bâtiment accolé furent ajoutés au début du 20e siècle.

English translation

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In its present state, the castle appears to be the last remnant of a 12th-century castle-fort. Altered in the 15th century. In its old part, the building is constituted of two towers, the northern one containing a staircase, the southern one comprising rooms of which one houses a vast fireplace. Added to this is a central range of building with ground floor and one storey access to which is by an entrance vaulted with a round arch. On the storey, the room is vaulted with ribs. To the north, a turret containing a small staircase and another range of building attached were added in the early 20th century.

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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