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Château de Faussanges

Saint-Cernin, Cantal, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le château en totalité, y compris ses décors intérieurs comprenant notamment la salle à manger, le grand salon, la cuisine, l'escalier, ainsi que l'orangerie, la chapelle, les bâtiments de communs dont la fourniale, et les jardins avec leurs bassins et leurs terrasses (cad. BE 58, 59, 67, 68, 177) : inscription par arrêté du 3 décembre 2001
Protection dates
2001/12/03 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
2e moitié 18e siècle, 1er quart 19e siècle
Dates
1815
Architect or builder
Lalliet (architecte)
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Cernin
Département
Cantal
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.05066, 2.46662
Mérimée reference
PA00093599

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1742 map "Composite: Languedoc." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Bâti en 1815, sans doute par l'architecte Lalliet, le château est un édifice classique de plan massé aux percements réguliers, qui s'ouvre sur des jardins en terrasses dominant la vallée de la Doire. Il est entouré de dépendances construites au 18e siècle. Décors intérieurs constitués d'un escalier, de boiseries et de cheminées.

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Built in 1815, probably by architect Lalliet, the castle is a classical building of massed plan with regular openings, which opens onto terraced gardens overlooking the valley of the Doire. It is surrounded by outbuildings built in the 18th century. Interior decoration consisting of a staircase, woodwork and fireplaces.

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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