Château Galimard

English translation

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History

Built apart from the village of Burzet, the 'château Galimard' presents itself as a main dwelling doubled by an agricultural operation. Its construction probably dates to the 14th century, but the building underwent several campaigns of work, notably in the 17th century, at the behest of its owner at that time, Claude Chalabreysse de Galimard. The general plan forms a rectangle within which the buildings surround a small open courtyard. In this courtyard there is a spring, developed in the 17th century in the manner of a decorative grotto. The main facade is surmounted by a tower which houses the central staircase; the wooden dome which covers this staircase is decorated with small painted coffered panels. Certain rooms were modified in the 19th or 20th century, but many old elements remain: monumental fireplace in the kitchen, French ceilings, calades, joinery, latrines. The chapel, although in poor condition, preserves a large part of its painted wall decoration. The building is a remarkably well-preserved example of a residential fortified house of the minor nobility of the Vivarais, combining vernacular architecture and pleasure residence.