When was the château de la Rivoire built?

The château and its orangery were built from 1723 to 1728, three years after land acquisition in 1714. Interior finishing and the completion of stables continued through 1751.

What characterizes this estate?

It is a coherent 18th-century ensemble, designed from the outset as a pleasure residence associated with an agricultural operation, complete with outbuildings, orchard, orangery and full infrastructure, all enclosed by period walls.

What is the state of preservation?

The entire estate retains all its original constituent parts: the château, gardens, farm buildings, boundary walls and even the external ice house, intact in their original configuration.

Château de la Rivoire

Rivoire Castle

Vanosc

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Where: Vanosc

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Château de la Rivoire stands in Vanosc (Ardèche), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first half of the 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

La Rivoire is a pleasure residence built in the early 18th century in Vanosc, Ardèche. Designed as a unified project between 1723 and 1728, it represents a complete agricultural estate: the château sits on a terrace overlooking an orangery and orchard, while outbuildings, stables and farm dwellings organize around an enclosed courtyard. The entire complex survives intact, surrounded by original walls, with its monumental gate to the east and a dovecote at the southeast corner.

What to know

Construction took place over several decades: land acquisition in 1714, main building work from 1723 to 1728, then completion of interior decoration and stables through 1751.
The estate comprises the château, gardens, orangery, gardener's house, domestic courtyard with stables and outbuildings, an elongated pond to the north, and a dovecote.
The entire built and unbuilt heritage of the château, as well as its adjacent ice house, has been protected as a historical monument since 2001.

Where this château is

Vanosc · Ardèche · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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07690 Vanosc

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA07000009
Period of construction: first half of the 18th century

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When was the château de la Rivoire built?: The château and its orangery were built from 1723 to 1728, three years after land acquisition in 1714. Interior finishing and the completion of stables continued through 1751.
What characterizes this estate?: It is a coherent 18th-century ensemble, designed from the outset as a pleasure residence associated with an agricultural operation, complete with outbuildings, orchard, orangery and full infrastructure, all enclosed by period walls.
What is the state of preservation?: The entire estate retains all its original constituent parts: the château, gardens, farm buildings, boundary walls and even the external ice house, intact in their original configuration.