Base Mérimée: Monuments historiques · France
Château de la Sylvestrie
Villeneuve-sur-Lot, Lot-et-Garonne, France
The record
- Designation
- Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
- Protection
- inscrit MH
- Extent of protection
- Château (cad. DL 95 ) : inscription par arrêté du 30 juin 2000
- Protection dates
- 2000/06/30 : inscrit MH
- Type
- château
- Main period of construction
- 13e siècle
- Later work
- 15e siècle, 16e siècle
- Ownership
- propriété privée
- Commune
- Villeneuve-sur-Lot
- Département
- Lot-et-Garonne
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Coordinates
- 44.38010, 0.73112
- Mérimée reference
- PA47000048
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1783 map "72 Castillonez, Velleneuve, La Reole." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
The Ministère de la Culture's notice
Historique
Château médiéval remontant au début du 13e siècle, formé de deux logis disposés en retour d'équerre, appuyés contre l'enceinte. Au 15e siècle, ajout de l'escalier à vis. Doublement de l'aile ouest au 16e siècle. Le château conserve quelques beaux exemples de sols et de plafonds anciens, dont un décor peint sur poutres au 1er étage.
English translation
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History
Medieval château dating from the beginning of the 13th century, formed of two main dwellings arranged at right angles, set against the enclosure. In the 15th century, addition of the spiral staircase. Doubling of the west wing in the 16th century. The château preserves some fine examples of ancient floors and ceilings, including painted decoration on beams on the 1st floor.
Nearby in the register
- Château de Monreposchâteau1 mi
- Église Saint-Nicolaséglise2 mi
- Église Sainte-Foyéglise2 mi
- Église Sainte-Catherineéglise2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.