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Château de Selves

Grand-Vabre, Aveyron, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Château, y compris la chapelle, la grange-étable et le séchoir à châtaignes (cad. G 353, 355) : classement par arrêté du 31 août 1992
Protection dates
1992/08/31 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 1ère moitié 17e siècle
Dates
1522, 1560, 1625
Ownership
propriété privée
Address
Hameau de la Vinzelle
Commune
Grand-Vabre
Département
Aveyron
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
44.64411, 2.33670
Mérimée reference
PA00094037

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1781 map "16 Rodez." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le château est mentionné pour la première fois en 1522. L'édifice de plan carré devait être cantonné d'une tour à chaque angle. Celle du sud-est contient l'escalier à vis et est la seule à avoir conservé un mâchicoulis et sa toiture d'origine. La tour sud-ouest a conservé ses corbeaux. Chapelle de 1625. Décor intérieur du 18e siècle, composé de lambris peints.

English translation

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The château is mentioned for the first time in 1522. The square-planned building must have been flanked by a tower at each angle. That of the south-east contains the spiral staircase and is the only one to have preserved a machicolation and its original roof. The south-west tower has preserved its corbels. Chapel of 1625. Interior decoration of the 18th century, composed of painted wainscoting.

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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