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Château

Azay-le-Rideau, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Le château, son parc et ses dépendances (cad. BC 253, 254, 277, 278, 282 à 285, 466, 523 ; AR 1, 3, 140, 143) : classement par journal officiel du 18 avril 1914
Protection dates
1914/04/18 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 17e siècle, 19e siècle
Dates
1529
Architect or builder
Rousseau Etienne (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Commune
Azay-le-Rideau
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.25895, 0.46560
Mérimée reference
PA00097546

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1592 map "Topographia Aug. Turon Ducatus et confinium Gallia Cestica ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

En 1355, le donjon de Hugues Rideau est brûlé par les Anglais. Gilles Berthelot le fait raser pour édifier, sur cet emplacement, le bâtiment actuel, qui aurait été construit par l'architecte Etienne Rousseau, de 1518 à 1529. Restaurations au 19e siècle. Le château a été acquis par l'Etat le 11 août 1905.

English translation

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In 1355, the keep of Hugues Rideau was burned by the English. Gilles Berthelot had it razed to build, on this site, the present building, which is said to have been constructed by the architect Etienne Rousseau, from 1518 to 1529. Restorations in the 19th century. The castle was acquired by the State on 11 August 1905.

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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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