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Château d'Herbault

Neuvy, Loir-et-Cher, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Château d'Herbault avec ses communs et ses douves : inscription par arrêté du 12 octobre 1942
Protection dates
1942/10/12 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
1ère moitié 16e siècle, 18e siècle
Dates
1525
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Neuvy
Département
Loir-et-Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.54988, 1.57157
Mérimée reference
PA00098529

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1760 map "29 Blois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Une construction devait exister sur le site dès l'époque romaine. En 1525, le château est reconstruit après un incendie. La disparition du propriétaire, Nicolas de Foyal, en 1582, interrompit le projet et, à cette date, seul le corps de logis principal était achevé. Son successeur fit ajouter les communs et la chapelle. Entouré de douves sur trois côtés, le château se compose d'un corps de logis rectangulaire flanqué de deux tours cylindriques du côté nord et d'une aile en retour d'équerre terminée par une autre tour. Les communs datent du 18e siècle. Jardins à la française reconstitués.

English translation

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A building must have existed on the site from Roman times. In 1525, the château is rebuilt after a fire. The disappearance of the owner, Nicolas de Foyal, in 1582, interrupted the project and, at that date, only the main dwelling was completed. His successor had the outbuildings and the chapel added. Surrounded by moats on three sides, the château consists of a rectangular main dwelling flanked by two cylindrical towers on the north side and a wing at right angles terminated by another tower. The outbuildings date from the 18th century. Gardens in the French style reconstructed.

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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