Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château
Chevenon, Nièvre, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, classified (classé)
- Protection
- classé MH
- Extent of protection
- Le château : classement par décret du 25 février 1946
- Protection dates
- 1946/02/25 : classé MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 2e moitié 14e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Chevenon
- Département
- Nièvre
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 46.92022, 3.23273
- Mérimée reference
- PA00112844
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1632 map "Carte du Pais de Bourbonois." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Seul reste d'un château fort des 14e et 15e siècles, le château de Chevenon est constitué par un grand bâtiment rectangulaire formant donjon, flanqué de deux tours rondes sur le devant et de deux tours carrées à l'arrière. La façade principale possède deux hautes tourelles demi-circulaires défendant l'entrée, datant probablement du 16e siècle. Un escalier à vis dessert les étages.
English translation
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History
Sole remains of a stronghold of the 14th and 15th centuries, the castle of Chevenon is constituted by a large rectangular building forming a keep, flanked by two round towers at the front and two square towers at the rear. The main façade possesses two tall semi-circular turrets defending the entrance, probably dating from the 16th century. A spiral staircase serves the floors.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.