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Château de la Grillière

Glénat, Cantal, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures du château et de sa grange ; escalier et plafond peint à solives (cad. B. 9) : inscription par arrêté du 12 février 1987
Protection dates
1987/02/12 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
14e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'une association
Commune
Glénat
Département
Cantal
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
44.90211, 2.17934
Mérimée reference
PA00093517

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1783 map "15 Aurillac." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le premier document concernant cet édifice remonte à 1329. Il s'agissait alors d'une forteresse constituée d'une grosse tour et de constructions comportant créneaux et mâchicoulis. A partir de 1650, construction du château actuel qui ne semble pas avoir connu depuis de modifications. Le manoir se compose d'un corps de logis du 17e siècle, flanqué sur sa face arrière de deux tours du 14e-15e siècle. Ces tours carrées sont les vestiges de l'ancien château fort. A l'intérieur, le corps de logis conserve un escalier en bois du 17e siècle et un plafond peint de la même époque, à motif décoratif dans une chambre du premier étage.

English translation

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The first document concerning this building dates back to 1329. It was then a fortification consisting of a stout tower and structures comprising crenellations and machicolations. From 1650, construction of the present castle which does not appear to have undergone any modifications since. The manor consists of a main dwelling of the 17th century, flanked on its rear face by two towers of the 14th-15th century. These square towers are the vestiges of the old fortress. Inside, the main dwelling preserves a wooden staircase of the 17th century and a painted ceiling of the same period, with decorative motif in a bedroom on the first storey.

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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