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Château de Gatellier (également sur commune de Charlieu)

Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne, Loire, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Château proprement dit ; communs ; pigeonnier ; moulin, y compris sa machinerie ; pont sur le Sornin ; pont sur le bief du moulin (cad. Charlieu AL 31 ; Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne A 17, 18, 20, 25, 747) : classement par arrêté du 30 juin 1990
Protection dates
1990/06/30 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 2e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1747
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Denis-de-Cabanne
Département
Loire
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
46.16979, 4.20095
Mérimée reference
PA00117595

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "The Province and citie of Lions. Lyonnois forest et Beaujolois" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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Le château est un édifice du 18e siècle, ayant conservé du 16e siècle les deux ailes nord et sud. L'un des grands salons a été orné au 18e siècle d'une suite de tapisseries de Beauvais "les Fêtes italiennes" sur cartons de Boucher, vendue au début du 20e siècle (actuellement aux Etats-Unis). Cette tenture était accompagnée d'un mobilier de Delanois actuellement conservé au Louvre. En 1792, le château est pillé, les archives et la bibliothèque brûlées. Le chemin qui conduit au château franchit la rivière sur un beau pont de pierre du 18e siècle à deux arches. Tout près, un bief mène à un moulin à l'abandon, remarquable par sa toiture en carène de navire. Non loin de l'entrée, se dresse un pigeonnier-tour du 18e siècle, couvert d'une coupole en pierre vêtue de petites tuiles, avec un petit lanternon.

English translation

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The château is an 18th-century building, having retained from the 16th century the two north and south wings. One of the great halls was adorned in the 18th century with a series of Beauvais tapestries 'the Italian Festivals' after cartoons by Boucher, sold in the early 20th century (currently in the United States). This tapestry was accompanied by furniture by Delanois currently preserved in the Louvre. In 1792, the château was pillaged, the archives and library burned. The path leading to the château crosses the river on a fine 18th-century stone bridge with two arches. Nearby, a millrace leads to an abandoned mill, remarkable for its ship's keel roof. Not far from the entrance, stands an 18th-century dovecote-tower, covered with a stone dome clad with small tiles, with a small lantern.

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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