Château de Jules Grévy
Jules Grévy Castle
Mont-sous-Vaudrey
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- Where
- Mont-sous-Vaudrey
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Château de Jules Grévy stands in Mont-sous-Vaudrey (Jura), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 19th century). No visits are on record for this building.
Built in the second half of the nineteenth century in Mont-sous-Vaudrey, the château de Jules Grévy stands as a listed historic monument in the Jura region. The estate retains several notable features: a main entrance gateway with lateral wings topped by ironwork grilles, an ornamental well with wrought iron detailing in the courtyard, and a private chapel in the grounds. The structures exemplify the residential architecture favored by the nineteenth-century bourgeoisie.
What to know
- The main gateway and its lateral grill-topped extensions form part of the buildings listed as historic monuments.
- The courtyard well, distinguished by its wrought iron superstructure, is a notable element of the site's heritage.
- The chapel in the grounds, known as the oratory, incorporates reused architectural elements including a niche and tombstone.
Where this château is
Mont-sous-Vaudrey · Jura · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
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Address
Rte d'Arbois, 39380 Mont-sous-Vaudrey
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- Period of construction
- second half of the 19th century
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Frequently asked
- Which parts of the château are protected as historic monuments?
- The inscription order of 31 July 1990 protects the main gateway with its grill-topped lateral wings, the courtyard well with its wrought iron structures, and the chapel in the grounds, including the niche and tombstone it contains.
- What is the oratory at the château?
- It is a private chapel situated in the grounds that incorporates older architectural elements, notably a niche and a tombstone.
- When was the château de Jules Grévy constructed?
- The château dates from the second half of the nineteenth century, a period of prosperity for the Jura region.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Mérimée PA00102073
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