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Château de Roujoux

Fresnes, Loir-et-Cher, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le château, sa plate-forme et ses douves, en totalité (cad. C 216, 895, lieudit Roujoux) : inscription par arrêté du 5 mars 2007
Protection dates
2007/03/05 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
17e siècle
Ownership
propriété d'une société privée
Commune
Fresnes
Département
Loir-et-Cher
Region
Centre-Val de Loire
Country
France
Coordinates
47.43380, 1.40094
Mérimée reference
PA41000043

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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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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Le château est connu à partir de 1450. Au 16e siècle, ajout de l'aile sud. Au 17e siècle, corps de logis central, tour ronde, escalier rampe sur rampe, le logis est raccourci, un porche avec pont-levis élevés. A la fin du 19e siècle, d'importants travaux sont réalisés après une période d'abandon, effaçant une partie de la distribution du 16e siècle.

English translation

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The castle is known from 1450. In the 16th century, addition of the south wing. In the 17th century, central dwelling house, round tower, ramp-on-ramp staircase, the dwelling is shortened, a porch with drawbridges erected. At the end of the 19th century, important works were carried out after a period of abandonment, erasing part of the distribution of the 16th century.

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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