Who designed Castéra castle?

Architect-decorator Gabriel Virebent carried out the reconstruction project between 1904 and 1906.

What Art Nouveau features are in the castle?

The castle has Art Nouveau fireplaces on the first floor, several of which were executed by ceramicists Gentil and Bourdet.

Château de Castéra

Castéra Castle

Hinx

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Where: Hinx

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Château de Castéra stands in Hinx (Landes), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first quarter of the 20th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Castéra castle, built between 1904 and 1906 after designs by architect-decorator Gabriel Virebent, stands in Hinx in the Landes region. The main building features four corner towers. The interior displays highly varied decoration conceived by Virebent throughout the ground floor. The Art Nouveau fireplaces on the first floor, several signed by ceramicists Gentil and Bourdet, represent notable examples of early twentieth-century decorative heritage.

What to know

The castle has been listed as a historic monument since September 1997.
No visitor information is currently available; contact the monument directly or the Hinx town hall.
The interior decoration holds particular interest for those interested in Art Nouveau and early twentieth-century design.

Where this château is

Hinx · Landes · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

40180 Hinx

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA40000016
Period of construction: first quarter of the 20th century

Frequently asked

Who designed Castéra castle?: Architect-decorator Gabriel Virebent carried out the reconstruction project between 1904 and 1906.
What Art Nouveau features are in the castle?: The castle has Art Nouveau fireplaces on the first floor, several of which were executed by ceramicists Gentil and Bourdet.