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Château de Montbrun, Dournazac

Château de Montbrun

Montbrun Castle

Dournazac

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Dournazac

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Château de Montbrun stands in Dournazac (Haute-Vienne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 12th century, second quarter of the 15th century, third quarter of the 19th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Montbrun castle stands in Dournazac, in the Haute-Vienne department, on a site occupied since the early Middle Ages. Its 12th-century Romanesque keep, topped with corbelled machicolations, rises above a residence rebuilt in the 15th century after a fire, flanked by four towers pierced with wide mullioned windows. Around the buildings remain a castle mound, ponds and traces of former knights' houses, and the site is recognisable to film audiences from its appearance in Les Visiteurs.

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What to know

  • The castle is a listed historic monument, with its exteriors, castle mound and land classified since 1990 and its interior listed since 1946.
  • The site combines a 12th-century Romanesque keep with a residence rebuilt in the 15th century, surrounded by ponds and an older mound.
  • The castle is a private, inhabited property, which affects how it can be visited.
  • No verified information on opening hours, prices or access conditions is available here.

Where this château is

Dournazac · Haute-Vienne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

6 Rte du Château, 87230 Dournazac

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Heritage status
Listed historic monument (classé)
Mérimée record PA00100299
Period of construction
fourth quarter of the 12th century, second quarter of the 15th century, third quarter of the 19th century

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The most visited in this department — Haute-Vienne

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