When was the castle transformed ?

The castle underwent complete remodelling in the final quarter of the nineteenth century, roughly between 1875 and 1900.

What architectural features characterise the castle ?

The castle displays a varied composition of round and square towers, turrets and machicolations added during the nineteenth-century reconstruction.

When was the castle listed as a historic monument ?

The listing as a historic monument dates to 15 March 2002 and covers the castle, its garden and pond.

Château de Rouffiac

Rouffiac Castle

Angoisse

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Where: Angoisse

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Château de Rouffiac stands in Angoisse (Dordogne), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Rouffiac Castle near Angoisse in Dordogne dates from the final quarter of the nineteenth century and was built upon the remains of an earlier structure recorded in the 1811 cadastre. The building is characterised by its round and square towers, turrets and machicolations. The interiors preserve their complete nineteenth-century decoration: woodwork, wallpaper, tapestries and painted finishes. The estate encompasses agricultural buildings including a former poultry house, which document rural life in the nineteenth century.

What to know

The castle is protected as a historic monument since 2002, including the entire building, its garden and pond.
The interior fittings, including woodwork and painted decoration, date from the nineteenth-century transformation and remain unaltered.
Historic outbuildings, including a characteristic agricultural structure, complete the estate.

Where this château is

Angoisse · Dordogne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

Angoisse, Dordogne

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA24000034
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 19th century

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When was the castle transformed ?: The castle underwent complete remodelling in the final quarter of the nineteenth century, roughly between 1875 and 1900.
What architectural features characterise the castle ?: The castle displays a varied composition of round and square towers, turrets and machicolations added during the nineteenth-century reconstruction.
When was the castle listed as a historic monument ?: The listing as a historic monument dates to 15 March 2002 and covers the castle, its garden and pond.