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Château du Puy-du-Fou

Les Epesses, Vendée, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé), in part
Protection
classé MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades et les toitures du château y compris la partie en ruines ; le grand escalier intérieur (cad. F 18) : classement par arrêté du 15 janvier 1974 ; Vestiges du vieux château (cad. F 65) : classement par arrêté du 13 août 1986
Protection dates
1974/01/15 : classé MH, 1986/08/13 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
11e siècle, 12e siècle, 13e siècle, 14e siècle, 1ère moitié 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété du département
Commune
Les Epesses
Département
Vendée
Region
Pays de la Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
46.89203, -0.93008
Mérimée reference
PA00110089

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1607 map "Poictou" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Vieux château : 11e siècle, 12e siècle, 13e siècle, 14e siècle ; Château : 1ère moitié 16e siècle

English translation

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Old castle: 11th century, 12th century, 13th century, 14th century; Castle: first half 16th 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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