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Château de Beauvoir

Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre, Allier, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le château et ses jardins, en totalité (cad. OB 323, 325 à 328, 332, 398) : inscription par arrêté du 21 mars 2005
Protection dates
2005/03/21 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
15e siècle, 3e quart 18e siècle, 2e quart 20e siècle
Dates
1762, 1928
Architect or builder
Treyve (architecte paysagiste)
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Pourçain-sur-Besbre
Département
Allier
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
46.46620, 3.63421
Mérimée reference
PA00093285

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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

Au 14e siècle, une maison-forte servait de base aux Anglais pour rançonner la population. Elle leur est reprise en 1367-1369 par Louis II de Bourbon. Le château est presque entièrement reconstruit au 15e siècle, après la destruction de la maison-forte au cours de la guerre de Cent ans. En 1762, embellissement de la propriété avec création d'un jardin à l'occasion de son érection en comté. En 1928, restauration complète des bâtiments et des jardins, ces derniers étant confiés à l'architecte paysagiste Treyve.

English translation

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In the 14th century, a fortified house served as a base for the English to extort money from the population. It was taken back from them in 1367-1369 by Louis II of Bourbon. The castle was almost entirely rebuilt in the 15th century, after the destruction of the fortified house during the Hundred Years' War. In 1762, the property was embellished with the creation of a garden on the occasion of its elevation to a county. In 1928, complete restoration of the buildings and gardens, the latter being entrusted to landscape architect Treyve.

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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