What is the exact age of Château de la Cavade?

The château was remodelled in the early seventeenth century (date of 1602 carved on the door), but a medieval castle previously occupied the site, of which some structural elements remain.

Can the interior be visited?

Available sources do not specify current visiting conditions or access hours.

Château de la Cavade

Cavade Castle

Polminhac

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Where: Polminhac

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Château de la Cavade stands in Polminhac (Cantal), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first quarter of the 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Château de la Cavade, built in the first quarter of the seventeenth century in Polminhac, features a square plan reinforced by two circular towers. Its architecture bears traces of medieval origins, visible in reused stone elements and the partial remains of defensive towers. The south-east tower contains the main staircase; a door topped by a circular perron marks the entrance, dated 1602 on its tympanum. In the nineteenth century, a building was added to the eastern facade, introducing a hall fitted with a projecting oven.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a historical monument since 1986, protecting its façades and roofing.
The building comprises three levels above the basement and an attic story above the main body.
Remains of medieval fortifications survive, notably reused stone elements and traces of defensive towers.

Where this château is

Polminhac · Cantal · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

Polminhac, Cantal

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00093576
Period of construction: first quarter of the 17th century

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What is the exact age of Château de la Cavade?: The château was remodelled in the early seventeenth century (date of 1602 carved on the door), but a medieval castle previously occupied the site, of which some structural elements remain.
Can the interior be visited?: Available sources do not specify current visiting conditions or access hours.