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Château de Fourchaud, Besson

Château de Fourchaud

Fourchaud Castle

Besson

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Château de Fourchaud stands in Besson (Allier), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century, 15th century, 16th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

What the French Ministry of Culture records

Les constructions sont des 14e et 15e siècles. Au 16e siècle, cet édifice devait être une forteresse comprenant, outre le château, une cour rectangulaire fermée par de hautes courtines dont les angles étaient flanqués de tours rondes. La courtine ouest a conservé la porte d'entrée primitive qui était défendue par un pont-levis. Le corps de logis, accompagné d'une tour, comporte deux étages sur rez-de-chaussée, tous plafonnés. Chaque étage se compose de deux pièces. Les caves sont voûtées. Les pavillons d'avant-corps ont perdu leurs machicoulis. Le château constitue une des forteresses féodales les mieux conservées du Bourbonnais.

Extract from the official record PA00092997 · Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée database, Open Licence

Where this château is

Besson · Allier · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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03210 Besson

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Heritage status
Listed historic monument (classé)
Mérimée record PA00092997
Period of construction
14th century, 15th century, 16th century

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The most visited in this department — Allier

From the same period — 14e siècle

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