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Château de Grateloup

Saint-Sauveur, Dordogne, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Façades et toitures du château et du châtelet d'entrée (cad. B 8) : inscription par arrêté du 24 mars 1997
Protection dates
1997/03/24 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
château
Main period of construction
18e siècle, 19e siècle
Dates
1880
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Saint-Sauveur
Département
Dordogne
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
44.88193, 0.55875
Mérimée reference
PA24000018

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1693 map "Governo Generale della Guienna" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Ancienne maison forte transformée qui fut la demeure de Maine de Biran, homme politique et philosophe, entre 1792 et 1824. Elle est constituée d'un corps de logis encadré par deux pavillons et entouré par des communs et une chapelle construite en 1880. Le pavillon oriental abrite la bibliothèque contenant le bureau et l'écritoire du philosophe.

English translation

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Former fortified house transformed which was the residence of Maine de Biran, politician and philosopher, between 1792 and 1824. It comprises a main dwelling flanked by two pavilions and surrounded by outbuildings and a chapel built in 1880. The eastern pavilion houses the library containing the philosopher's desk and writing desk.

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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