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Château de Puy-Guillon

Puy-Guillon Castle

Vernusse

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Where
Vernusse

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Château de Puy-Guillon stands in Vernusse (Allier), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 17th century, 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In Vernusse, in the Allier department, the château de Puy-Guillon stands on a terrace above the valley of the Puy-Guillon stream. Its square keep and towers recall the medieval origins of the building, erected in the 15th century and later extended by a 17th-century wing facing the formal gardens. Outbuildings and connecting wings, added over the following centuries up to around 1870, form a coherent set around the courtyard and lower yard.

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What to know

  • The château has been listed as a historic monument since 2010.
  • The protection covers the building, its interior decor, both enclosures, the outbuildings, the lower yard, the fountain and the formal gardens.
  • No verified information on opening hours, fees or visiting conditions is available.
  • The site lies southwest of the village of Vernusse, on a terrace overlooking a small valley, so the surroundings have some slope.

Where this château is

Vernusse · Allier · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

03390 Vernusse

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA03000044
Period of construction
15th century, 17th century, 19th century

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Frequently asked

How old is the château de Puy-Guillon?
The keep and fortified core date from the 15th century, with a residential wing added in the 17th century and further buildings completed up to around 1870.
Is the château de Puy-Guillon a listed historic monument?
It has been listed as a historic monument since an order of 2 July 2010.
Who owned the château de Puy-Guillon?
The estate belonged to the Beaucaire family, then through successive marriages to the d'Alègre and Rollat families, before passing to the Blanzat family.
Can the château de Puy-Guillon be visited?
No verified information on visiting conditions is available for this château.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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The most visited in this department — Allier

From the same period — 15e siècle