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Château de la Faye

Saint-Dizier-la-Tour, Creuse, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures du corps de logis et de ses deux tours, ainsi que son escalier central et ses deux cheminées au rez-de-chaussée ; courtine sud-ouest ; façades et toitures de la tour-pigeonnier ; fournil, à l'exclusion de la cave (cad. C 357) : inscription par arrêté du 22 mai 1995
Protection dates
1995/05/22 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
château
Main period of construction
4e quart 15e siècle, 17e siècle
Dates
1500
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Dizier-la-Tour
Département
Creuse
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
46.12105, 2.13405
Mérimée reference
PA00135405

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1762 map "12 Evaux." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ancien siège de petite seigneurie de la Marche conservant des aménagements intérieurs caractéristiques des 15e et 17e siècles. Le plan de masse est celui d'une maison forte à enceinte quadrangulaire et tours d'angles. En élévation, les tours tronquées conservent des parties datables de la fin de l'époque médiévale. Le corps de logis (1500) a été agrandi et modifié au 17e siècle, transformant la forteresse en demeure habitable. Les bâtiments à usage agricole peuvent remonter au 17e siècle, et ont été remaniés à plusieurs reprises. La grange étable a subi de grosses modifications aux 19e et 20e siècles.

English translation

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Former seat of a small lordship of the Marche preserving interior fittings characteristic of the 15th and 17th centuries. The building footprint is that of a fortified house with a quadrangular enclosure and corner towers. In elevation, the truncated towers retain parts datable to the end of the medieval period. The main dwelling (1500) was enlarged and modified in the 17th century, transforming the fortress into a habitable dwelling. The buildings for agricultural use may date from the 17th century, and have been altered on several occasions. The barn-stable underwent major modifications in the 19th and 20th centuries.

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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