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Château Lota

Ustaritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Le château en totalité (cad. AO 661) : inscription par arrêté du 8 octobre 2013
Protection dates
2013/10/08 : inscrit MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
4e quart 19e siècle
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Ustaritz
Département
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Region
Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Country
France
Coordinates
43.39722, -1.45511
Mérimée reference
PA64000082

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1764 map "Carte des environs de Bayonne et les costes jusqu'a Fontarabie." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Il s'agit d'un luxueux édifice de style Néo-Renaissance, bâti par son propriétaire à son retour d'Amérique du sud comme symbole de sa réussite et de sa notoriété. La demeure, de plan carré, s'étage sur quatre niveaux. Elle se distingue par un décor Néo-Renaissance particulièrement fouillé sur sa façade principale Est. Une grande tour centrale ponctue le côté ouest. L'intérieur conserve plusieurs éléments du décor originel : huisseries, carrelages, parquets, cheminées, etc.

English translation

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This is a luxurious building in the Neo-Renaissance style, built by its owner upon his return from South America as a symbol of his success and reputation. The dwelling, of square plan, rises over four levels. It is distinguished by particularly elaborate Neo-Renaissance decoration on its main eastern facade. A large central tower punctuates the western side. The interior retains several elements of the original decoration: door and window frames, tilework, parquet floors, fireplaces, etc.

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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