Since when has the Château de la Bâtisse existed?

A fief by this name is documented from the 12th century, but the castle in its current form was built in the 16th century.

What makes the dovecote-porch distinctive?

It is a timber and rammed-earth construction with wooden-frame compartments reinforced by diagonal braces, and its ground floor bears graffiti that may date to the 16th century.

Which buildings are protected as historical monuments?

The listing covers the entire castle, its outbuildings, the enclosing walls with moats, the dovecote-porch, and the circular dovecote.

Château de la Bâtisse

Bâtisse Castle

Puy-Guillaume

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Where: Puy-Guillaume

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Château de la Bâtisse stands in Puy-Guillaume (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: 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The Château de la Bâtisse, located in Puy-Guillaume in Puy-de-Dôme, has occupied this fief since the 12th century. The current building was constructed in the 16th century over the remains of an earlier manor, organized around an interior courtyard in an L-shaped plan. Three round towers reinforce the eastern and southern facades, and the main entrance passes through a former dovecote converted into a porch, a timber and rammed-earth structure typical of the Limagne region.

What to know

The building dates primarily to the 16th century, although the site has been occupied since the 12th century.
The dovecote-porch contains a ground-floor room decorated with drawings and graffiti that may date to the 16th century.
A covered gallery on the upper floor was added during the 17th or 18th centuries.
The entire complex, protected as a historical monument, includes the castle, its outbuildings, the surrounding walls with moats, and two dovecotes.

Where this château is

Puy-Guillaume · Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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63290 Puy-Guillaume

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00092255
Period of construction: 16th century

Frequently asked

Since when has the Château de la Bâtisse existed?: A fief by this name is documented from the 12th century, but the castle in its current form was built in the 16th century.
What makes the dovecote-porch distinctive?: It is a timber and rammed-earth construction with wooden-frame compartments reinforced by diagonal braces, and its ground floor bears graffiti that may date to the 16th century.
Which buildings are protected as historical monuments?: The listing covers the entire castle, its outbuildings, the enclosing walls with moats, the dovecote-porch, and the circular dovecote.