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Château de la Tourrette

Vernoux-en-Vivarais, Ardèche, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Ensemble des vestiges subsistants du château proprement dit ; façades et toitures de la maison forte et du bâtiment des communs ; terrasse (cad. AV 91, 92) : inscription par arrêté du 7 novembre 1996
Protection dates
1996/11/07 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
château
Main period of construction
14e siècle, 15e siècle, 16e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Vernoux-en-Vivarais
Département
Ardèche
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
44.87416, 4.65471
Mérimée reference
PA07000002

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1695 map "Les Estats de Savoye et de Piemont (southwest sheet)." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Site défensif comprenant le château proprement dit du 14e siècle (dont ne subsistent que des vestiges, en particulier le donjon carré) et une maison fortifiée des 15e et 16e siècles implantée en position de barrage sur une vaste terrasse maçonnée.

English translation

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Defensive site comprising the castle proper of the 14th century (of which only remains survive, in particular the square keep) and a fortified house of the 15th and 16th centuries positioned as a barrier on a vast masonry platform.

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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