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Château de l'Olivier

Rochecorbon, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
La grille d'entrée en fer forgé : inscription par arrêté du 20 septembre 1946
Protection dates
1946/09/20 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
4e quart 18e siècle, 4e quart 19e siècle
Dates
1780, 1890
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Rochecorbon
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.40595, 0.73596
Mérimée reference
PA00098042

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Maine, Perche, Anjou, Touraine, Saumurois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

En 1780, l'édifice comportait un rez-de-chaussée et un comble. Il fut surélevé d'un étage en 1890. La grille donnant accès au parc est l'ancienne grille du potager de Chanteloup, vendue à la Révolution. La façade est un dernier rappel de l'ordre colossal, son milieu à peine saillant marqué par deux effets de pilastres plats à l'aplomb du fronton. A l'ouest, le commun est un bâtiment du 18e siècle. A l'est du manoir, les terrasses s'étagent au-dessus des jardins. Cette demeure est, en Touraine, l'un des rares spécimens de construction de la fin du 18e siècle.

English translation

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In 1780, the building comprised a ground storey and roof space. It was raised by one storey in 1890. The gate giving access to the park is the former gate of the kitchen garden of Chanteloup, sold at the Revolution. The façade is a final reminder of the colossal order, its centre barely projecting marked by two effects of flat pilasters in line with the pediment. To the west, the outbuilding is an 18th-century building. To the east of the manor, the terraces step down above the gardens. This residence is, in Touraine, one of the rare specimens of construction from the late 18th century.

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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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