When was Chappe castle built?

Its main residential wing was built between 1556 and 1584, on earlier structures of a fortified house.

Is Chappe castle a listed historic monument?

It has been listed as a historic monument since an order of 31 July 2008, which protects the façades, roofs, courtyard, chapel and garden among other elements.

What remains of the earlier fortified house?

The corner towers of the present château are remnants of this earlier structure, which served as the base for the 16th-century building.

Can Chappe castle in Bourges be visited?

No verified information on visiting conditions, opening hours or fees is currently available.

Château de Chappe, Bourges

Bourges

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Where: Bourges

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Château de Chappe stands in Bourges (Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 16th century, limite 17th century 18th century, fourth quarter of the 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Chappe castle, in Bourges in the Cher department, is a manor whose main residential wing was built in the second half of the 16th century, between 1556 and 1584, on the site of an earlier fortified house whose corner towers still stand. The property retains the closed quadrangular layout typical of medieval seigneurial residences, with a courtyard surrounded by outbuildings and an enclosed garden sloping down toward the river. Restored in the 17th and 18th centuries following the Wars of Religion, it illustrates the development of a small rural seigneury on the edge of a town.

Written from Château de Chappes (Aube)

What to know

The façades, roofs, corner towers, courtyard, chapel, garden and moats have been listed as historic monuments since an inscription order of 31 July 2008.
The château retains a closed quadrangular layout with a central courtyard and farm buildings arranged in two adjoining yards.
No verified information on opening hours, admission fees or accessibility is available for this site.
The building stands in Bourges, in the Cher department, away from the historic town centre.

Where this château is

Bourges · Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

2 Chem. des Vignes de Chappe, 18000 Bourges

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA18000042
Period of construction: second half of the 16th century, limite 17th century 18th century, fourth quarter of the 19th century

Frequently asked

When was Chappe castle built?: Its main residential wing was built between 1556 and 1584, on earlier structures of a fortified house.
Is Chappe castle a listed historic monument?: It has been listed as a historic monument since an order of 31 July 2008, which protects the façades, roofs, courtyard, chapel and garden among other elements.
What remains of the earlier fortified house?: The corner towers of the present château are remnants of this earlier structure, which served as the base for the 16th-century building.
Can Chappe castle in Bourges be visited?: No verified information on visiting conditions, opening hours or fees is currently available.