Can you visit the château de Légugnon?

No verified information confirms the visiting conditions for this site.

When was the château de Légugnon built?

The building dates from the 16th century, in the tradition of the lay abbeys of the Béarn region.

It is a type of rural manorial residence specific to Béarn, historically linked to a local religious and administrative role.

What heritage protection applies to the château de Légugnon?

The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1993, covering its facades, roofs, dovecote, chapel, boundary wall, gateways and riding path.

Château de Légugnon

Légugnon Castle

Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Oloron-Sainte-Marie

Château de Légugnon stands in Oloron-Sainte-Marie (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century). No visits are on record for this building.

The château de Légugnon is a former lay abbey dating from the 16th century, representative of this particular type of rural lordship found in the Béarn region. Visitors can see a tall main building adjoining a church, along with a stair tower and an attached chapel, plus a courtyard closed off by a gate and extensive outbuildings with wide cart entrances. An older tower pierced with loopholes was later converted into a dovecote.

What to know

The monument has been protected as a listed historic building since 1993.
The protection covers the facades, roofs, the dovecote, the chapel, the boundary wall, the four gateways and the riding path.
No verified information is available regarding opening hours, admission fees or visiting conditions.
The site is located in the commune of Oloron-Sainte-Marie, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department.

Where this château is

Oloron-Sainte-Marie · Pyrénées-Atlantiques · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

64400 Oloron-Sainte-Marie

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00125262
Period of construction: 16th century, 17th century

Frequently asked

Can you visit the château de Légugnon?: No verified information confirms the visiting conditions for this site.
When was the château de Légugnon built?: The building dates from the 16th century, in the tradition of the lay abbeys of the Béarn region.
What is a lay abbey?: It is a type of rural manorial residence specific to Béarn, historically linked to a local religious and administrative role.
What heritage protection applies to the château de Légugnon?: The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1993, covering its facades, roofs, dovecote, chapel, boundary wall, gateways and riding path.