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Château des Cartes

Sonzay, 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. A 268) : inscription par arrêté du 22 mai 1948
Protection dates
1948/05/22 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
18e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Sonzay
Département
Indre-et-Loire
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.53275, 0.43953
Mérimée reference
PA00098116

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The Dvkedome of Turone. Touraine. Tvronensis Ducatus" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le domaine des Cartes existait déjà au 12e siècle. En 1105, il fut donné à l'abbaye de Marmoutier. Au 18e siècle est construit le château actuel, composé d'un bâtiment central se développant entre deux pavillons en légère saillie sur chacune des deux façades. Deux ailes le prolongent à l'ouest et à l'est. Les façades du corps de logis central sont divisées en trois travées par des pilastres soutenant, au-dessus de la travée médiane, un fronton triangulaire.

English translation

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The domain of the Cartes already existed in the 12th century. In 1105, it was given to the abbey of Marmoutier. In the 18th century the present castle was constructed, composed of a central building developing between two pavilions in slight projection on each of the two façades. Two wings extend it to the west and east. The façades of the central main dwelling body are divided into three bays by pilasters supporting, above the central bay, a triangular pediment.

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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