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Château de la Basse-Touligny

Touligny, Ardennes, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façade et toitures de l'aile d'entrée (aile nord) , pont d'entrée, parcelle A 250 correspondant à l'emplacement des anciennes douves (cad. A 250) : inscription par arrêté du 19 août 1998
Protection dates
1998/08/19 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Later work
18e siècle, 19e siècle
Dates
1652
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
la Basse Touligny
Commune
Touligny
Département
Ardennes
Region
Grand Est
Country
France
Coordinates
49.66718, 4.63885
Mérimée reference
PA08000003

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1588 map "Ortelius, Abraham: Theatro De La Tierra Universal. 0" (Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich).

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Construction du château achevée en 1652 (date figurant sur l'entrée du château). Au 19e siècle, modifications du château : destructions (1881) et augmentations (1881 et 1887) dans le but de le transformer en belle maison de campagne, c'est-à-dire : reconstruction de la tour carrée nord-est, destruction et reconstruction de l'aile est (communs) , destruction de l'aile sud, destruction de la façade sur cour de l'aile ouest et reconstruction (l'aile rénovée est plus haute que l'ancienne)... Actuellement, il abrite une exploitation agricole.

English translation

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Construction of the château completed in 1652 (date appearing on the entrance of the château). In the 19th century, modifications to the château: demolitions (1881) and additions (1881 and 1887) with the aim of transforming it into a fine country house, that is: reconstruction of the north-east square tower, demolition and reconstruction of the east wing (outbuildings), demolition of the south wing, demolition of the courtyard façade of the west wing and reconstruction (the renovated wing is higher than the old one)... Currently, it houses an agricultural operation.

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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