Château de Mirebeau
Mirebeau Castle
Trévol
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- Where
- Trévol
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Château de Mirebeau stands in Trévol (Allier), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
Mirebeau castle, located in Trévol in the Allier region, brings together architectural elements spanning several centuries. The main residence dates from the 16th or 17th century, flanked by two matching pavilions added in the 19th century. Built in polychrome brick, these pavilions housed the chapel and kitchen respectively. The decoration reveals early 17th-century Baroque tastes, with ornamental door frames and segmented arches. The property extends to associated buildings including a grain storehouse of distinctive Bourbonnais design, a dovecot, and grounds featuring an ornamental pond.
What to know
- The castle and its related buildings are registered as historic monuments, ensuring their preservation and historical integrity.
- The complete estate encompasses a chapel, former kitchen, agricultural buildings, and grounds representing several centuries of architectural development from the 16th to 19th centuries.
- The grain storehouse and dovecot survive in their original forms, providing insight into the layout and function of a traditional Bourbonnais rural property.
Where this château is
Trévol · Allier · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Address
03460 Trévol
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- Period of construction
- 17th century, 19th century
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Frequently asked
- When was Mirebeau castle built?
- The main residence dates from the 16th or 17th century. Two polychrome brick pavilions were added in the 19th century to frame the original building, reflecting early 17th-century Baroque architecture.
- What can be seen on the property?
- Beyond the castle itself, the estate includes a chapel, former kitchen, a grain storehouse displaying typical Bourbonnais proportions, a dovecot, parkland, and an ornamental pond.
- Why are the side pavilions built in two-colored brick?
- This polychrome effect imitates early 17th-century decorative principles. Door frames feature bicolored stonework and volute-topped pediments, hallmarks of Baroque design from that period.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q2969898
- Mérimée PA00093322
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