Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Ruines du château de Bonaventure
Huismes, Indre-et-Loire, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument
- Extent of protection
- Voir notice PA00097777 (Châteaux d'Uzage et de Bonaventure)
- Type
- château
- Lieu-dit
- Uzage
- Commune
- Huismes
- Département
- Indre-et-Loire
- Region
- Centre-Val de Loire
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 47.21178, 0.25792
- Mérimée reference
- PA00097775
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The Dvkedome of Turone. Touraine. Tvronensis Ducatus" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Le château était une maison de chasse bâtie par Louis XI qui y résida en 1480 et 1482. Le logis principal s'élevait à l'ouest de la cour. Il a été entièrement démoli en 1745, ainsi que la chapelle dédiée à saint Bonaventure. Cette cour est limitée à l'est par le bâtiment des Offices, parallèle au précédent, dont subsiste le mur gouttereau oriental. Dans le mur nord du parc subsiste la porte d'entrée en plein cintre, accompagnée d'un guichet, et une maçonnerie en brique qui appartenait au logis principal. La tour sud-ouest de l'enceinte, dite Tour des Jardins, est amortie par un crénelage.
English translation
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History
The castle was a hunting lodge built by Louis XI who resided there in 1480 and 1482. The main dwelling stood to the west of the courtyard. It was entirely demolished in 1745, as was the chapel dedicated to Saint Bonaventure. This courtyard is bounded to the east by the Offices building, parallel to the former, of which the eastern roof wall remains. In the north wall of the park remains the entrance gate with a round arch, accompanied by a wicket, and brick masonry that belonged to the main dwelling. The south-west tower of the enclosure, known as the Tower of the Gardens, is finished with crenellations.
Nearby in the register
- Châteaux d'Uzage et de Bonaventurechâteauunder 1 mi
- Château de Contebaultchâteauunder 1 mi
- Manoir de la Fuyemanoir1 mi
- Manoir de La Bruère (dénommé parfois improprement La Chancellerie)manoir1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.