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Château du Fayet

Barraux, Isère, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Château du Fayet et ses terrasses (cad. E 541, 542) : inscription par arrêté du 4 janvier 1988
Protection dates
1988/01/04 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle
Later work
12e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Barraux
Département
Isère
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.41755, 5.97274
Mérimée reference
PA00117118

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1716 map "Das Hertzogthum Savoya" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

"Maison-forte du 12e siècle dans laquelle naît en 1573 Charles de Valois, fils de Charles IX et de Marie Touchet. Vers 1840, le château est à l'abandon. Gustave Rivet, homme politique et écrivain, l'achète en 1894 et le sauve de la ruine. Le corps de bâtiment principal, de plan rectangulaire, est flanqué de deux tours et de deux ailes, donnant un plan général en U. A l'intérieur, le premier niveau possède des plafonds à la française. La "chambre historique" contient une cheminée droite du 17e siècle. Le grand salon possède des boiseries de la fin du 18e siècle. La "chambre Louis XVI" comprend des boiseries et une cheminée en noyer du milieu du 18e siècle."

English translation

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Strong-house of the 12th century in which is born in 1573 Charles de Valois, son of Charles IX and Marie Touchet. Around 1840, the castle is abandoned. Gustave Rivet, politician and writer, purchases it in 1894 and saves it from ruin. The main body of building, of rectangular plan, is flanked by two towers and two wings, giving an overall plan in U. In the interior, the first level has French-style ceilings. The "historic chamber" contains a straight chimney of the 17th century. The great salon has woodwork from the end of the 18th century. The "Louis XVI chamber" comprises woodwork and a walnut chimney from the mid-18th century.

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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