Can the château de Chaméane be visited?

No information on opening hours or visiting arrangements is available; the site is now a partial ruin.

Why is the château de Chaméane in ruins?

In 1944 German troops blew up the keep and set fire to the buildings, destroying much of the structure and its archives.

How old is the château de Chaméane?

First recorded in 995, it took on its current appearance during a 16th-century rebuilding.

Is the château de Chaméane a protected monument?

It has been listed as a historic monument by decree of 30 January 1986.

Château de Chaméane

Chaméane Castle

Le Vernet-Chaméane

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Le Vernet-Chaméane

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Château de Chaméane stands in Le Vernet-Chaméane (Puy-de-Dôme), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

At the heart of the village of Chaméane, in the Puy-de-Dôme, stand the remains of a castle first recorded at the end of the 10th century. The Renaissance-style façade, mullioned windows and pepper-pot roofs date from a 16th-century rebuilding, but the destruction of the keep and a fire set by German troops in 1944 left the site as a partial ruin. A wall flanked by round towers still partly surrounds the main range, and local tradition tells of a ghost said to appear at a window on the west side.

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What to know

The castle has been listed as a historic monument since 30 January 1986.
The site survives as a partial ruin, its keep having been destroyed in 1944.
No visiting hours or admission prices are provided for this site.
The building stands at the centre of the village of Chaméane, in Le Vernet-Chaméane, Puy-de-Dôme.

Where this château is

Le Vernet-Chaméane · Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

Le Vernet-Chaméane, Puy-de-Dôme

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00091941
Period of construction: 16th century

Frequently asked

Can the château de Chaméane be visited?: No information on opening hours or visiting arrangements is available; the site is now a partial ruin.
Why is the château de Chaméane in ruins?: In 1944 German troops blew up the keep and set fire to the buildings, destroying much of the structure and its archives.
How old is the château de Chaméane?: First recorded in 995, it took on its current appearance during a 16th-century rebuilding.
Is the château de Chaméane a protected monument?: It has been listed as a historic monument by decree of 30 January 1986.