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Château d'Azay-sur-Cher, Azay-sur-Cher

Château d'Azay-sur-Cher

Azay-sur-Cher Castle

Azay-sur-Cher

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Where
Azay-sur-Cher

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Château d'Azay-sur-Cher stands in Azay-sur-Cher (Indre-et-Loire), 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, 15th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In Azay-sur-Cher, in the Indre-et-Loire department, only a tall square tower and a few fortified remains survive from the medieval seigneurial castle, rebuilt after being burned down by English troops in the 14th century. This is a site for visitors drawn to feudal ruins and defensive architecture rather than a furnished, inhabited château. A staircase turret still stands against the tower, along with a stretch of the old surrounding wall.

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What to know

  • These are the ruins of a fortified castle, not a furnished or inhabited building.
  • The visit consists of viewing a tower and remaining fortifications from the outside.
  • The site has been listed as a historic monument since 1947.
  • No information on opening hours, fees or accessibility is available for this site.

Where this château is

Azay-sur-Cher · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Azay-sur-Cher, Indre-et-Loire

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00097550
Period of construction
14th century, 15th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of the Azay-sur-Cher castle?
No, only a tower and outdoor fortification remains survive, with no interior to visit.
How old is the Azay-sur-Cher castle?
The lordship dates back to the 13th and 14th centuries, and the surviving tower was rebuilt after a 14th-century fire.
Is the Azay-sur-Cher castle a listed historic monument?
It has been listed as a historic monument (inscrit) since a 1947 decree.
Who owned the Azay-sur-Cher castle?
It belonged to the lords of Surgères, then to the Clermont family, before being given in 1477 to the Saint-Martin collegiate church of Tours.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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The most visited in this department — Indre-et-Loire

From the same period — 14e siècle

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