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Château de la Chevrière

Saché, Indre-et-Loire, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Le portail d'entrée (cad. AD 33) : inscription par arrêté du 27 octobre 1971
Protection dates
1971/10/27 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saché
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.26124, 0.54999
Mérimée reference
PA00098052

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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

Ancien fief relevant de Colombiers. Ce lieu fut utilisé par Balzac, dans "Le lys dans la vallée", pour illustrer "Clochegourde", château de Mme de Mortsauf, en lui donnant l'aspect de "Vonnes", manoir voisin. Le château de la Chevrière a été transformé. La porte d'accès s'ouvre dans une architecture divisée en trois travées par des pilastres soutenant l'entablement et un fronton triangulaire. Du côté de la cour se trouvent deux petites échauguettes polygonales. De part et d'autre de la porte se développe un bâtiment de servitude aboutissant à un pavillon carré.

English translation

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Former fief held of Colombiers. This place was used by Balzac, in "The Lily of the Valley", to illustrate "Clochegourde", the castle of Mme de Mortsauf, by giving it the appearance of "Vonnes", a neighbouring manor house. The castle of la Chevrière has been transformed. The entrance door opens into an architecture divided into three bays by pilasters supporting the entablature and a triangular pediment. On the courtyard side are two small polygonal watch towers. On either side of the door extends a service building leading to a square pavilion.

Nearby in the register

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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