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Château de la Michelinière, Azay-sur-Cher

Château de la Michelinière

Michelinière Castle

Azay-sur-Cher

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Azay-sur-Cher

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Château de la Michelinière stands in Azay-sur-Cher (Indre-et-Loire), in the Centre-Val de Loire 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.

At Azay-sur-Cher, set among the woods near the Grais priory, the Château de la Michelinière is a square-plan sixteenth-century manor flanked by two turrets with conical roofs. Its main feature is the Renaissance entrance doorway, framed by pilasters with capitals, set between the two towers on the main façade. The outbuildings to the south still show their original form and include an old kitchen with two ovens and a former silkworm house, alongside a nineteenth-century sundial.

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What to know

  • The château is privately owned and has been listed as a historic monument since 1947 for its entrance doorway.
  • The protection order covers only the Renaissance entrance door, not the rest of the building.
  • The site stands isolated in woodland, away from the village of Azay-sur-Cher.
  • No verified information is available regarding opening hours, fees or visiting conditions.

Where this château is

Azay-sur-Cher · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Azay-sur-Cher, Indre-et-Loire

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00097552
Period of construction
16th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the Château de la Michelinière?
There is no verified information confirming public visiting arrangements.
When was the château built?
The present manor dates from the sixteenth century, with a Renaissance-style entrance doorway.
Why is the château protected as a historic monument?
Only the Renaissance entrance door has been listed as a historic monument, under an order dated 6 March 1947.
Where is the Château de la Michelinière located?
It stands in the commune of Azay-sur-Cher, in Indre-et-Loire, amid woodland near the Grais priory.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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The most visited in this department — Indre-et-Loire

From the same period — 16e siècle