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Château de Bellegarde

Chassignieu, Isère, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Château (cad. A 385) : classement par arrêté du 24 juin 1996
Protection dates
1996/06/24 : classé MH
Type
maison forte, château
Main period of construction
14e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Dates
1382
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Chassignieu
Département
Isère
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.50197, 5.50688
Mérimée reference
PA00132972

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1708 map "La Bresse, Le Bugey..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Maison forte de plan rectangulaire, sur trois niveaux, édifiée vers 1382, agrémentée au 16e siècle de tourelles suspendues. Dès le milieu du 17e siècle, mauvais état de l'édifice qui n'est plus habité. En 1777, maison forte donnée en fermage. A l'intérieur, les salles présentent des plafonds à la française et des cheminées en pierre de taille.

English translation

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Fortified house of rectangular plan, on three levels, built around 1382, embellished in the 16th century with suspended turrets. From the middle of the 17th century, poor state of the building which is no longer inhabited. In 1777, fortified house let out on lease. Inside, the rooms present French ceilings and ashlar stone fireplaces.

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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