Vestiges du château de Levroux
Levroux
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Château de Levroux stands in Levroux (Indre), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 16th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
Levroux Castle survives as three fifteenth-century towers, the remaining elements of its fortified entrance. The western façade retains a period doorway, enhanced in the following century by an armorial cartouche of fine craftsmanship. Listed as a historical monument, the site bears witness to defensive Renaissance architecture in Indre.
What to know
- Only ruins remain: three towers and decorative elements survive, with the majority of the building no longer standing.
- No museum or interpretation center currently occupies the site, which remains accessible from the outside.
- The structure dates mainly to the fifteenth century, with ornamental additions from the sixteenth.
Where this château is
Levroux · Indre · Centre-Val de Loire
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Address
Av. du Vieux Château, 36110 Levroux
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- Period of construction
- 15th century, 16th century
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Frequently asked
- What remains of Levroux Castle?
- Three towers forming the former fortified entrance survive, along with a fifteenth-century doorway and a sixteenth-century armorial cartouche visible on the western façade.
- Is the castle open to visitors?
- No documented opening hours or admission fee exists; the ruins are visible from the outside and have been listed as a historical monument since 1927.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q22940969
- Mérimée PA00097367
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