Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château de Forges
Concremiers, Indre, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Château de Forges (cad. AK 29, 30) : classement par arrêté du 26 octobre 1964
- Protection dates
- 1964/10/26 : classé MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 15e siècle, 17e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété d'une société privée
- Lieu-dit
- les Forges
- Commune
- Concremiers
- Département
- Indre
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.59168, 1.00311
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097331
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1768 map "31 Le Blanc, Chateauroux, Montmorillon." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Manoir fortifié du 15e siècle, construit par Jean de Poix, échanson de Charles VII. Il comporte donjon et courtine, est cantonné de tours avec bâtiments de communs entourant la petite cour intérieure. Le donjon massif, carré, présente une tour à chacun de ses angles.
English translation
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History
Fortified manor of the 15th century, built by Jean de Poix, butler of Charles VII. It comprises a keep and curtain wall, and is flanked with towers with outbuildings surrounding the small interior courtyard. The massive, square keep presents a tower at each of its angles.
Nearby in the register
- Château d'Ingrandeschâteau2 mi
- Maison de La Croix Blanche, ses dépendances et son parcmaison2 mi
- Château de Plaincouraultchâteau3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.