When was Fontanay castle built?

The building dates from the seventeenth or early eighteenth century. A heraldic stone bears the date 1706.

What can be seen inside the castle?

The chateau retains eighteenth-century fireplaces, panelling, floors and ceilings, including a Louis XVI-style chapel, a Directoire reception room, a library, an office and a trophy room.

What kind of park surrounds the castle?

The grounds were transformed in the nineteenth century into an English-style park. The monumental staircase from the original terraced garden, decorated with Volvic balusters, survives.

Château de Fontanay

Fontanay Castle

Saint-Georges-sur-Allier

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Where: Saint-Georges-sur-Allier

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Château de Fontanay stands in Saint-Georges-sur-Allier (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: 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

This seventeenth-century residence at Saint-Georges-sur-Allier exemplifies the bourgeois and noble domestic architecture of the Clermont region. The building comprises three wings arranged in a U-plan, featuring stone facades from Volvic punctuated with regularly spaced bays and heraldic decorations. Interior rooms retain eighteenth-century fittings: fireplaces, panelling, floors and ceilings, including a Louis XVI chapel and a Directoire-period reception room. The grounds, landscaped in the nineteenth century as an English-style park, include a monumental staircase with Volvic balusters that once led to a terraced garden.

What to know

The building has been listed as a historical monument since 2007, a protection that encompasses the three wings, all identified interior decorative features, and the park with its staircase.
Visiting conditions are not publicly defined; enquiry is necessary before planning a visit.
Volvic stone, a local volcanic material, distinguishes both exterior and interior elements, from window framings to staircase balusters.

Where this château is

Saint-Georges-sur-Allier · Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

Saint-Georges-sur-Allier, Puy-de-Dôme

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA63000089
Period of construction: 17th century, 18th century

Frequently asked

When was Fontanay castle built?: The building dates from the seventeenth or early eighteenth century. A heraldic stone bears the date 1706.
What can be seen inside the castle?: The chateau retains eighteenth-century fireplaces, panelling, floors and ceilings, including a Louis XVI-style chapel, a Directoire reception room, a library, an office and a trophy room.
What kind of park surrounds the castle?: The grounds were transformed in the nineteenth century into an English-style park. The monumental staircase from the original terraced garden, decorated with Volvic balusters, survives.