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Château de Cravant, Cravant-les-Côteaux

Château de Cravant

Cravant Castle

Cravant-les-Côteaux

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Where
Cravant-les-Côteaux

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Château de Cravant stands in Cravant-les-Côteaux (Indre-et-Loire), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 16th century, 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Also known as the Vieux Château, this fortified site in Cravant-les-Côteaux is visited for what it has genuinely become: a 15th-century main building, a stair tower, a spur-shaped tower pierced with arrow slits, and the remains of an enclosure still entered through its old gateway. Traces of several building campaigns are visible, from 13th-century foundations to 17th-century additions, on a site long abandoned and never fully restored.

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What to know

  • The site consists of ruins and partial remains, not a furnished or maintained château in the usual sense.
  • The ground is uneven, with filled-in moats and irregular stonework, so some care is needed when walking around.
  • The old drawbridge is gone, but the entrance gateway with its cart door and pedestrian door still stands.
  • A casemate and an entrance to an underground passage are located at the northeast corner of the courtyard.
  • No details are given here on opening times, prices or accessibility, so these should be checked separately before visiting.

Where this château is

Cravant-les-Côteaux · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

37500

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00097717
Period of construction
15th century, 16th century, 17th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the inside of the château de Cravant?
The site mainly consists of outdoor ruins and partial remains, the main building not being a furnished interior open to visitors.
What is the origin of the château de Cravant?
An earlier 13th-century fortified castle preceded the fortified manor built in the 15th century, later extended with 16th and 17th-century additions.
Why is it also called the Vieux Château?
This common name distinguishes the old fortified site from the rest of the town of Cravant-les-Côteaux.
Is the château de Cravant a listed historic monument?
Yes, it has been listed as a monument historique by decree of 11 July 1945.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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