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Maison forte d'Alligny-en-Morvan

Alligny-en-Morvan, Nièvre, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Les façades et toitures de la maison forte, les douves, l'assise de la maison, la cheminée du 15e siècle du rez-de-chaussée (cad. AR 137, 175) : inscription par arrêté du 17 novembre 1998
Protection dates
1998/11/17 : inscrit MH
Type
maison forte
Main period of construction
12e siècle, 17e siècle
Ownership
propriété privée
Commune
Alligny-en-Morvan
Département
Nièvre
Region
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Country
France
Coordinates
47.19985, 4.17364
Mérimée reference
PA58000011

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1759 map "84 Autun." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Maison forte morvandelle, bâtie au Moyen Age et remaniée au 17e siècle. Elle a été édifiée au 12e siècle par Hugues d'Alligny à son retour de la seconde croisade et restaurée entre 1645 et 1660. Au 19e siècle, une grande partie des bâtiments élevés autour d'une cour circulaire fermée a été abattue ; seul subsiste un corps de logis de plan concave. Les douves alimentées par les sources en eau vive entourent toujours l'assise d'origine.

English translation

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Morvan strong house, built in the Middle Ages and remodelled in the 17th century. It was built in the 12th century by Hugues d'Alligny on his return from the second crusade and restored between 1645 and 1660. In the 19th century, a large part of the buildings erected around a closed circular courtyard was demolished; only a dwelling of concave plan survives. The moats fed by living water springs still surround the original foundation.

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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