What remains of the castle of Bois-Sire-Amé ?

A square tower from the 14th-15th century, which housed a chapel on the ground floor and two residential storeys above. The rest of the fortress has disappeared.

When can you visit this monument ?

Opening times and admission fees are not available; contact the Vorly municipality for visiting conditions.

Château de Bois-Sire-Amé

Bois-Sire-Amé Castle

Vorly

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Vorly

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

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Château de Bois-Sire-Amé stands in Vorly (Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 14th century, first half of the 15th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The castle of Bois-Sire-Amé, founded in the 14th century by the Trousseau family, survives today only as a square tower that once flanked the south-eastern side of the fortress. This tower contains a chapel on its ground floor, decorated with a ribbed vault whose ribs rest on carved corbels. The walls and vault retain medieval frescoes depicting religious scenes: the Coronation of the Virgin, the Trinity, the Evangelists, the Last Judgment and the Crucifixion. Above the chapel stand two residential storeys, with a lower level completing the structure. An interior passage once led to latrines set out from the exterior wall.

What to know

Access to this fortified remain and visiting conditions are not documented; it is advisable to contact the town hall of Vorly.
The tower preserves architectural elements from the 14th and 15th centuries, including the vaulted chapel and its painted decorations, listed as historical monuments since 1931.
The castle survives essentially as this single tower; the rest of the fortified complex has vanished.

Where this château is

Vorly · Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

18340 Vorly

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00096934
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 14th century, first half of the 15th century

Frequently asked

What remains of the castle of Bois-Sire-Amé ?: A square tower from the 14th-15th century, which housed a chapel on the ground floor and two residential storeys above. The rest of the fortress has disappeared.
What is there to see in the chapel ?: A ribbed vault decorated with medieval frescoes: the Coronation of the Virgin, the Trinity, the Evangelists, the Last Judgment and the Crucifixion. The vault ribs rest on carved corbels.
When can you visit this monument ?: Opening times and admission fees are not available; contact the Vorly municipality for visiting conditions.