Who built Château de Chabert?

Italian architect Michel Dal Gabbio, commissioned by Jacques-Marie Punctis de la Tour, directed its construction between 1779 and 1786.

Why is Château de Chabert historically significant?

It is the last major château built in Loire before the French Revolution, representing the height of provincial aristocratic patronage.

When did the municipality acquire the château?

The municipality of Boën-sur-Lignon purchased it in 1934, after it had passed through the same family for three generations.

Château de Chabert

Chabert Castle

Boën-sur-Lignon

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Château de Chabert stands in Boën-sur-Lignon (Loire), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 18th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Built between 1779 and 1786 by Italian architect Michel Dal Gabbio, this château embodies the neoclassical style of the late eighteenth century. Commissioned by Jacques-Marie Punctis de la Tour, it remains the last major château constructed in Loire before the Revolution. The building and its courtyard, protected as historical monuments, reflect Italian expertise applied to French aristocratic architecture of that period.

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The château has been protected as a historical monument since 1943; the courtyard, corner pavilions, and entrance gates received additional listing protection in 1989.
Owned by the municipality since 1934, the château passed through the same family for three generations before its public acquisition.
The building resulted from an aristocratic commission to an Italian master architect, a rare circumstance in provincial France at that time.

Where this château is

Boën-sur-Lignon · Loire · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Boën-sur-Lignon, Loire

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00117428
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 18th century

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Who built Château de Chabert?: Italian architect Michel Dal Gabbio, commissioned by Jacques-Marie Punctis de la Tour, directed its construction between 1779 and 1786.
Why is Château de Chabert historically significant?: It is the last major château built in Loire before the French Revolution, representing the height of provincial aristocratic patronage.
When did the municipality acquire the château?: The municipality of Boën-sur-Lignon purchased it in 1934, after it had passed through the same family for three generations.