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Château d'Ars, Lourouer-Saint-Laurent

Château d'Ars

Ars Castle

Lourouer-Saint-Laurent

Access

Not open to visitors

Source: Office de Tourisme Pays George Sand, courriel du 12 octobre 2026

Where
Lourouer-Saint-Laurent

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Château d'Ars stands in Lourouer-Saint-Laurent (Indre), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century, 16th century). The building is not open to visitors.

In Lourouer-Saint-Laurent, in the Indre department, the château d'Ars raises its turrets on a terrace overlooking the valley, built in the 14th century and later altered during the Renaissance. Its literary fame comes from George Sand, a neighbour and friend of the Papet family, who set scenes from her novel Les beaux messieurs de Bois-Doré there. Owned by the town of La Châtre since 1980, the site now hosts temporary exhibitions and events in its park.

Written from Château d'Ars (Indre)

Where this château is

Lourouer-Saint-Laurent · Indre · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Ars, 36400 Lourouer-Saint-Laurent

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Château phone number

+33 2 54 06 26 06

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00097378
Period of construction
14th century, 16th century

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Sources

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Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Indre

From the same period — 14e siècle