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Château

Saint-Amans-Valtoret, Tarn, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Ancien portail situé sur un chemin du domaine public : inscription par arrêté du 18 janvier 1960
Protection dates
1960/01/18 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
17e siècle, 18e siècle, 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Saint-Amans-Valtoret
Département
Tarn
Region
Occitanie
Country
France
Coordinates
43.48136, 2.48999
Mérimée reference
PA00095631

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Au 16e et 17e siècle, le château appartenait à une famille protestante. L'édifice subit des transformations au 18e siècle puis est complètement reconstruit au 19e. Du 17e siècle subsiste l'ancien portail plein cintre. Les pilastres à dosserets sont surmontés de chapiteaux ioniques, ornementés d'oves à dards et d'un rang de chapelet. Le dessus des chapiteaux est occupé par des règles plates. Grand fronton en segment de cercle. Au tympan, grande pierre en relief ayant jadis porté des armoiries. L'arc est mouluré et sa clef saillante est décorée d'acanthes et d'un liseré torsadé. Des volutes en ailerons relient les montants aux murettes d'appui.

English translation

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In the 16th and 17th centuries, the château belonged to a Protestant family. The building underwent transformations in the 18th century and was completely rebuilt in the 19th. From the 17th century survives the old round-arch portal. The pilasters with dosserets are surmounted by Ionic capitals, ornamented with acanthus leaves and darts and a row of beading. The top of the capitals is occupied by flat rules. Large segmental pediment. In the tympanum, large stone in relief which formerly bore coats of arms. The arch is moulded and its projecting keystone is decorated with acanthus and a twisted fillet. Wing-like volutes connect the uprights to the parapet walls.

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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