Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château de Toiras
Thoiras, Gard, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
- Protection
- inscrit MH partiellement
- Extent of protection
- Façades et toitures ; sol des anciennes douves (cad. B 32) : inscription par arrêté du 8 juin 1995
- Protection dates
- 1995/06/08 : inscrit MH partiellement
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 4e quart 15e siècle, 1ère moitié 16e siècle, 1er quart 18e siècle
- Dates
- 1513, 1538
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Thoiras
- Département
- Gard
- Region
- Occitanie
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.06708, 3.92932
- Mérimée reference
- PA00135384
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesIGN France — GéoportailDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1703 map "Parie Orientale Du Gouvernement General De Languedoc .." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Souvenir de Jean de Saint-Bonnet-Toiras, nommé Maréchal de France en 1630. Travaux de 1513 bien documentés (tours sud et ouest et murs d'enceinte) ; en 1538, construction du corps de logis. Restaurations au début du 18e siècle.
English translation
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History
Memory of Jean de Saint-Bonnet-Toiras, appointed Marshal of France in 1630. Work of 1513 well documented (south and west towers and perimeter walls); in 1538, construction of the main dwelling. Restorations at the beginning of the 18th century.
Nearby in the register
- Domaine de la Bambouseraie de Prafrancejardin botanique2 mi
- Fontaine couvertefontaine3 mi
- Grand Templetemple3 mi
- Tour de l'Horloge (reste des anciens remparts)ensemble fortifié3 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.