Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château de Ragheaud
Saint-Cernin, Cantal, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
- Protection
- inscrit MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- Façades et toitures (cad. I 159, 165) : inscription par arrêté du 10 janvier 1964
- Protection dates
- 1964/01/10 : inscrit MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle, 18e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Lieu-dit
- Rajan
- Commune
- Saint-Cernin
- Département
- Cantal
- Region
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 45.04522, 2.39464
- Mérimée reference
- PA00093600
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Aquitania" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Château du 15e, transformé jusqu'au 18e siècle. Des 15e et 16e siècles, reste le corps de logis flanqué aux angles d'échauguettes à mâchicoulis. Dans la première moitié du 17e siècle, construction de l'escalier d'angle en tour octogonale, orné d'une superposition de fenêtres à encadrements et frontons encore influencés par la Renaissance. Au 18e siècle, une aile nouvelle est ajoutée à celle du 15e siècle. De la même époque datent deux petites dépendances formant deux pavillons au rez-de-chaussée, servant de cuisine et de communs. A l'intérieur, toutes les pièces sont restées intactes depuis le 18e siècle. La pièce du rez-de-chaussée est ornée de boiseries Louis XV de caractère campagnard.
English translation
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History
Castle of the 15th century, transformed until the 18th century. From the 15th and 16th centuries, there remains the main dwelling flanked at the angles by machicolated corner turrets. In the first half of the 17th century, construction of the corner staircase in an octagonal tower, decorated with a superposition of windows with frames and pediments still influenced by the Renaissance. In the 18th century, a new wing is added to that of the 15th century. From the same period date two small outbuildings forming two pavilions on the ground floor, serving as kitchen and commons. Inside, all the rooms have remained intact since the 18th century. The ground floor room is decorated with Louis XV woodwork of a rural character.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.