Can you visit the Château de l'Âge-au-Seigneur?

The site is a ruin, and no information is available on opening hours or organized visits.

What is the origin of the Château de l'Âge-au-Seigneur?

A vaulted cellar is said to date from the early 12th century, though the estate was mostly reshaped in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Why is the château in ruins?

A fire in 2000 partially destroyed the building.

Who was Pierre Breuilh?

A naval artillery engineer and Polytechnique graduate, he enlarged the château after buying it and was also a pioneer of clementine growing in Algeria.

Château de l'Âge-au-Seigneur

Âge-au-Seigneur Castle

Le Grand-Bourg

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Le Grand-Bourg

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Open within 20 km

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Château de l'Âge-au-Seigneur stands in Le Grand-Bourg (Creuse), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

Now in ruins, the Château de l'Âge-au-Seigneur stands in the commune of Le Grand-Bourg, in the Creuse department. A vaulted cellar is said to date back to the early 12th century, while the visible structures still show traces of extensions carried out in the 19th and 20th centuries by engineer Pierre Breuilh. A fire in 2000 left the site in the state visitors find it in today.

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What to know

The site is now a ruin, partially destroyed by a fire in 2000.
No information on opening hours or admission fees is available.
The interest of the place lies mainly in its history, linked to engineer Pierre Breuilh and his agronomic work.
This is not a furnished or inhabited château, but remains to be seen from outside or as ruins.

Where this château is

Le Grand-Bourg · Creuse · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

Le Grand-Bourg, Creuse

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Château de l'Âge-au-Seigneur?: The site is a ruin, and no information is available on opening hours or organized visits.
What is the origin of the Château de l'Âge-au-Seigneur?: A vaulted cellar is said to date from the early 12th century, though the estate was mostly reshaped in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Why is the château in ruins?: A fire in 2000 partially destroyed the building.
Who was Pierre Breuilh?: A naval artillery engineer and Polytechnique graduate, he enlarged the château after buying it and was also a pioneer of clementine growing in Algeria.