# Château d'Hérisson

Hérisson, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Château d'Hérisson stands in Hérisson (Allier), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Perched on a rocky outcrop above a bend in the Aumance river, the ruins of Hérisson castle still show their cylindrical towers and the remains of a 14th-century square keep. Once a stronghold of the dukes of Bourbon, the fortress was dismantled on Mazarin's orders after the Fronde uprising and later used as a stone quarry by local villagers. A local association has been working on its restoration since 2006, overseen by the chief architect of historic monuments. Visitors can walk through fortified enclosures, a lower courtyard, and see arrow slits over two metres tall.

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## Where this château is

- 46.5091, 2.71297
- Heritage status : Listed historic monument (classé)
- Period of construction : 14e siècle

## Sources

- Official website : http://www.chateau-herisson.fr/
- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2968263
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00093114

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