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Château

Ampuis, Rhône, France

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Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit), in part
Protection
inscrit MH partiellement
Extent of protection
Château ; chapelle ; portail d'entrée à colonnes antiques et fronton ; jardin au-devant du château (y compris le mur de soutènement de la terrasse sur le Rhône et le belvédère) (cad. AD 126, 259, 260) : inscription par arrêté du 22 juillet 1996
Protection dates
1996/07/22 : inscrit MH partiellement
Type
château
Main period of construction
16e siècle, 17e siècle
Later work
18e siècle, 20e siècle
Dates
1653
Ownership
propriété privée
Lieu-dit
le Château
Commune
Ampuis
Département
Rhône
Region
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Country
France
Coordinates
45.48563, 4.81345
Mérimée reference
PA69000001

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1708 map "La Bresse, Le Bugey..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

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A l'emplacement d'un site gallo-romain, présence d'une maison forte mentionnée dès le 14e siècle, transformée aux 16e et 17e siècles en demeure seigneuriale. Quelques modifications au 20e siècle, surtout à l'intérieur. Colombier construit en 1653 et transformé au 19e siècle en chapelle. Jardins des 17e et 18e siècles, réaménagés vers 1935.

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At the location of a Gallo-Roman site, presence of a manor house mentioned from the 14th century, transformed in the 16th and 17th centuries into a seigniorial residence. Some modifications in the 20th century, especially interior. Dovecote constructed in 1653 and transformed in the 19th century into a chapel. Gardens of the 17th and 18th centuries, re-landscaped around 1935.

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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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