Château d'Airoux
Airoux Castle
Airoux
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- Airoux
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Château d'Airoux stands in Airoux (Aude), in the Occitanie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
The château d'Airoux stands in the Aude department, built largely in the 16th century by Barthélémy de Buisson on the remains of an older seigneurial estate. What survives today is only part of the original complex, since the entrance and one of the surrounding wings have long since disappeared. The main interest lies in the octagonal stair turret, whose carved doorway displays refined Renaissance ornament: engaged Doric columns, a frieze of triglyphs and metopes, and a circular pediment. A few traces of the old defences also remain, an oval gunport and the base of a watchtower.
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What to know
- Only the door of the stair turret is listed as a historic monument, since 1948.
- The château is privately owned and no opening hours or admission prices are available.
- The site is mainly of interest for its exterior architecture, particularly the Renaissance turret.
- The former drawbridge leading to the entrance courtyard was demolished in the early 20th century.
Where this château is
Airoux · Aude · Occitanie
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Address
11320
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- Period of construction
- 16th century, 17th century
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Frequently asked
- Can you visit the Château d'Airoux?
- No information on opening hours or visiting conditions is available, as the château is privately owned.
- How old is the Château d'Airoux?
- The present building dates mainly from the 16th century, with some 17th-century work, built by Barthélémy de Buisson.
- What part of the château is a listed historic monument?
- Only the door of the stair turret is listed, by decree of 5 April 1948.
- What remains of the château's defences?
- An oval gunport near the entrance and the base of a watchtower at the northwest corner still survive.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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