Can the château de Matval be visited?

No verified visiting conditions are available in the current sources for this monument.

How old is the château de Matval?

The present building dates mainly from the late 13th and 14th centuries, on a site believed to have Merovingian origins.

Who built the château de Matval?

The current château was built for the Bourbon-Vendôme counts, after the estate was granted in 1459 to Jean, illegitimate son of Louis de Bourbon-Vendôme.

What can still be seen at the château de Matval?

Visitors can see a residence with a loophole-pierced wall linked to a round tower, as well as a motte containing troglodyte dwellings and underground galleries.

Château de Matval

Matval Castle

Bonneveau

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Bonneveau

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Château de Matval stands in Bonneveau (Loir-et-Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: limite 13th century 14th century, 15th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In Bonneveau, in the Loir-et-Cher region, the château de Matval stands on a site said to date back to a Merovingian stronghold. The residence seen today, built at the end of the Middle Ages for the Bourbon-Vendôme counts, still has a wall pierced with loopholes connected to a round tower by a projecting defensive gallery. Beneath the motte lie troglodyte dwellings and underground passages running under the hillside.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a historic monument since 1971, with the protection extended in 2009.
The building seen today dates mainly from the late 13th and the 14th century.
The underground galleries and troglodyte dwellings are among the protected elements.
No verified information on opening hours, admission fees or accessibility is available for this listing.

Where this château is

Bonneveau · Loir-et-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

41800 Bonneveau

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00098394
Period of construction: limite 13th century 14th century, 15th century

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Can the château de Matval be visited?: No verified visiting conditions are available in the current sources for this monument.
How old is the château de Matval?: The present building dates mainly from the late 13th and 14th centuries, on a site believed to have Merovingian origins.
Who built the château de Matval?: The current château was built for the Bourbon-Vendôme counts, after the estate was granted in 1459 to Jean, illegitimate son of Louis de Bourbon-Vendôme.
What can still be seen at the château de Matval?: Visitors can see a residence with a loophole-pierced wall linked to a round tower, as well as a motte containing troglodyte dwellings and underground galleries.