When was the castle built?

The entrance pavilion and chapel date from the fifteenth century. The upper sections of the pavilion were reworked in the nineteenth century.

What remains of the original castle?

The entrance pavilion with its basket-handle arch postern, the chapel, an older tower with arrow slits, and a stair turret. The castle's enclosure has disappeared.

What decorative features characterize the building?

The inner facade displays polychrome brick and stone. Corbelled turrets adorn the angles of the pavilion.

Château de Saint-Florent-sur-Cher

Saint-Florent-sur-Cher Castle

Saint-Florent-sur-Cher

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Where: Saint-Florent-sur-Cher

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Château de Saint-Florent-sur-Cher stands in Saint-Florent-sur-Cher (Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 16th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The castle of Saint-Florent-sur-Cher preserves from the fifteenth century its entrance pavilion, flanked by the chapel on the left and a stair tower. The postern, in basket-handle arch form, is framed by two corbelled turrets. The building combines stone and polychrome brick on its inner facade, while its upper sections were reworked in the nineteenth century.

What to know

The entrance pavilion and chapel have been protected as historical monuments since 1936.
An older tower, preserving its arrow slits, connects to the pavilion through a stair turret.
The ensemble comprises what remains of the medieval castle and its vanished enclosure.

Where this château is

Saint-Florent-sur-Cher · Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Pl. de la République, 18400 Saint-Florent-sur-Cher

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Château phone number

+33 2 48 23 22 08

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00096884
Period of construction: 15th century, 16th century

Frequently asked

When was the castle built?: The entrance pavilion and chapel date from the fifteenth century. The upper sections of the pavilion were reworked in the nineteenth century.
What remains of the original castle?: The entrance pavilion with its basket-handle arch postern, the chapel, an older tower with arrow slits, and a stair turret. The castle's enclosure has disappeared.
What decorative features characterize the building?: The inner facade displays polychrome brick and stone. Corbelled turrets adorn the angles of the pavilion.