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Château de Puyguilhem, Thénac

Château de Puyguilhem

Puyguilhem Castle

Thénac

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Thénac

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Château de Puyguilhem stands in Thénac (Dordogne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built on a hilltop in Thénac, Puyguilhem combines a medieval fortress with later structures. The site preserves its ramparts with gatehouse and towers, a chapel documented since the early 12th century, and buildings whose 13th-century walls support 17th-century elevations. The whole forms a fortified ensemble where several periods of castle architecture are visible.

What to know

  • The castle has been listed as a historic monument since 1927 for its ramparts and since 2008 for its facades, roofing and underground structures.
  • The fortress rests on 13th-century foundations dating from work by Bertrand de Panisseau after 1265.
  • The visible facades of the main building are principally from the 17th century, built upon this medieval base.
  • A wing was added in the 20th century to the existing buildings.

Where this château is

Thénac · Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

Thénac, Dordogne

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00083017
Period of construction
16th century

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Frequently asked

When does the castle of Puyguilhem date back to ?
A castle chapel is documented there from the early 12th century. The fortress was rebuilt from 1265 under Bertrand de Panisseau, with 13th-century walls topped by 17th-century buildings.
What is protected as a historic monument ?
The ramparts have been listed since 1927. The facades, roofing, walls, moats and floors of the main building and northern outbuilding have been listed since 2008.
What defensive elements survive ?
The site preserves a rampart polygon flanked by towers and a gatehouse to the north, as well as a moat surrounding the hilltop.

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Sources

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

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