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Château

Tarnac, Corrèze, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures (cad. AD 74) : inscription par arrêté du 27 novembre 1989
Protection dates
1989/11/27 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
1ère moitié 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Tarnac
Département
Corrèze
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
45.68433, 1.94492
Mérimée reference
PA00099965

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Aquitaniae descriptio" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Château caractéristique du début du 17e siècle, comprenant un corps de logis rectangulaire avec deux pavillons carrés en retour et des lucarnes à fronton triangulaire surmonté de boules. En façade arrière, l'accès s'effectuait par un perron qui a été supprimé. La distribution intérieure est fréquente à l'époque, avec un escalier droit central qui traverse le corps de logis de part en part, et qui détermine deux vastes salles de part et d'autre. Au sous-sol, dans la partie ouest, se trouve l'ancienne cuisine à la voûte en berceau appareillé, conservant sa cheminée avec four à pain. Au rez-de-chaussée, deux salons conservent leurs plafonds à la française dont les poutres maîtresses ont les arêtes moulurées.

English translation

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Castle characteristic of the early 17th century, comprising a rectangular main dwelling with two square pavilions in return and dormers with triangular pediment surmounted by balls. On the rear façade, access was by a perron which has been removed. The interior distribution is common for the period, with a central straight staircase which crosses the main dwelling from one end to the other, and which determines two vast rooms on either side. In the basement, in the western part, is found the former kitchen with a barrel vault of coursed masonry, retaining its fireplace with bread oven. On the ground floor, two drawing rooms retain their French ceilings whose main beams have moulded arises.

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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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