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Château de Nazelles

Nazelles-Négron, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades et les toitures (cad. B 1245) : inscription par arrêté du 1er octobre 1963
Protection dates
1963/10/01 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Dates
1520
Architect or builder
Bohier Thomas (maître d'oeuvre)
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
le Bourg
Commune
Nazelles-Négron
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.43176, 0.95002
Mérimée reference
PA00097884

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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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Au 5e siècle, Nazelles appartenait à Saint-Martin de Tours. Par la suite, il devint châtellenie relevant d'Azay-le-Rideau. En 1245, il devient la propriété d'un chevalier nommé Philippe de Nazelles. En 1520, Thomas Bohier, constructeur de Chenonceaux, en est propriétaire. Ce dernier construit le logis seigneurial à cette époque. Primitivement, l'accès au château se faisait par la porte nord, en plein cintre, qui ouvrait sur une cour intérieure. L'escalier était à l'extérieur et il en subsiste toujours le balcon en bois qui lui servait de palier. Au 18e siècle, un chemin est créé devant la façade sud et un passage voûté établi au rez-de-chaussée du bâtiment qui est prolongé à l'est par un pavillon carré.

English translation

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In the 5th century, Nazelles belonged to Saint-Martin de Tours. Subsequently, it became a castellany held from Azay-le-Rideau. In 1245, it becomes the property of a knight named Philippe de Nazelles. In 1520, Thomas Bohier, builder of Chenonceaux, is its owner. The latter built the seigneurial main dwelling at that time. Originally, access to the castle was by the north door, round-arch, which opened onto an interior courtyard. The staircase was outside and there still remains the wooden balcony that served it as a landing. In the 18th century, a path was created in front of the south façade and a vaulted passage established at the ground floor of the building which is extended to the east by a square pavilion.

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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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