What is the significance of this tower?

It remains an example of a 12th-century defensive tower with two barrel-vaulted rooms and period machicolations, restored.

Can the interior be visited?

Interior access is not documented; the castle does not offer organized tours.

Since when has the castle been protected?

The tower was listed as a historical monument by decree of 22 August 1949.

Château de Favars

Favars Castle

Favars

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Favars

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Château de Favars stands in Favars (Corrèze), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 12th century, 14th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Favars castle survives through its watchtower, built in the 12th century when the site belonged to the Viscounty of Turenne. This round tower, flanked by a small staircase turret, provides access to a terrace and contains two barrel-vaulted rooms. The restored machicolations on corbels evidence the monument's conservation campaigns.

What to know

The tower has been listed as a historical monument since 1949.
The site is viewable from the outside; interior access is not specified in available records.
No opening hours or admission fees are documented; the castle does not offer formal visiting arrangements.
Favars is a small village in Corrèze, a rural region.

Where this château is

Favars · Corrèze · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

19330

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00099775
Period of construction: 12th century, 14th century

Frequently asked

What is the significance of this tower?: It remains an example of a 12th-century defensive tower with two barrel-vaulted rooms and period machicolations, restored.
Can the interior be visited?: Interior access is not documented; the castle does not offer organized tours.
Since when has the castle been protected?: The tower was listed as a historical monument by decree of 22 August 1949.