Château de Légugnon
Légugnon Castle
Oloron-Sainte-Marie
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- 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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- Period of construction
- 16th century, 17th century
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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.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q22968699
- Mérimée PA00125262
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