Château d'Artangues

Artangues Castle

Chareil-Cintrat

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Chareil-Cintrat

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Open within 20 km

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Château d'Artangues stands in Chareil-Cintrat (Allier), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Artangues Castle, located in Chareil-Cintrat in the Allier department, bears witness to multiple centuries of construction: medieval foundations lie beneath 17th-century rebuilding and modification. The site forms a miniature fortified settlement, with an enclosed compound containing a small castle, two residential buildings, a tower and associated structures, several now ruined. Beyond the perimeter wall with its two corner towers stand a third house and another small castle. The entrance gateway, with its coursed round arch, retains the character of the site's original defensive function.

What to know

The complex is registered as a historic monument, including the facades and roofs of both small castles, the two towers and main gateway.
Regular visiting hours are not publicly scheduled; access to the buildings should be confirmed directly with the municipality or owner.
The rooflines blend architectural styles from both northern and southern France, reflecting Bourbonnais' location at the boundary between these two regions.
The site preserves remnants of a former chapel, identified within the corner tower to the north.
An entrance to an ancient underground passage, with a vaulted opening and spherical form, remains visible inside the enclosure.