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Château de Lafont

Broût-Vernet, Allier, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures ; parquet en marqueterie au rez-de-chaussée (cad. ZX 10) : inscription par arrêté du 26 novembre 1990
Protection dates
1990/11/26 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
1ère moitié 19e siècle
Dates
1817, 1840
Ownership
propriété d'une société privée
Commune
Broût-Vernet
Département
Allier
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
46.19665, 3.33074
Mérimée reference
PA00093390

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1767 map "51 Gannat, St. Pourcain." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Château néo-classique édifié au centre d'un jardin à l'anglaise, composé d'un corps central de 1817 et de deux ailes latérales datant des années 1830-1840. Les quatre entrées du jardin sont matérialisées par des pavillons jumeaux (pavillons de Brout, de Saint-Pont, de Vichy et de Saint-Didier). Façade ordonnancée à avant-corps central surmonté d'un fronton. A l'intérieur, le hall est marqué par un portique colossal à colonnes cannelées et chapiteaux ioniques portant le palier supérieur de l'escalier. Le grand salon possède un parquet en marquetterie dessinant une rosace centrale entourée de cercles componés. La charpente à la Philibert De l'Orme est assemblée à lamelles chevillées formant des fermes courbes. Ce type de modèle est très rare dans la région.

English translation

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Neo-classical castle built in the centre of an English-style garden, composed of a central block of 1817 and two lateral wings dating from the years 1830-1840. The four entrances to the garden are marked by twin pavillions (Brout, Saint-Pont, Vichy and Saint-Didier pavillions). Ordered façade with central projection surmounted by a pediment. Inside, the hall is marked by a colossal portico with fluted columns and Ionic capitals supporting the upper landing of the staircase. The great salon possesses parquet flooring in marquetry depicting a central rosette surrounded by compound circles. The roof structure in the style of Philibert De l'Orme is assembled with laminated wood pegs forming curved roof trusses. This type of model is very rare in the region.

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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