Who designed the château de Saint-Jory?

Architect Nicolas Bachelier, a major figure of Renaissance Toulouse, designed this pavilion from 1545 onwards for Michel du Faur.

What remains of the original château?

Only the entrance pavilion survives. The façades, vaulted vestibule and two Renaissance fireplaces are preserved on the site.

How is the Renaissance style recognizable on the exterior?

The façade is distinguished by its three storeys in pyramidal composition, Corinthian and composite columns, and relief decoration including rosettes and triglyphs.

Château de Saint-Jory

Saint-Jory Castle

Saint-Jory

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Where: Saint-Jory

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Château de Saint-Jory stands in Saint-Jory (Haute-Garonne), in the Occitanie 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 from 1545 for Michel du Faur, a judge in Toulouse's court, this entrance pavilion represents the work of Nicolas Bachelier, a leading Renaissance architect in Toulouse. It survives as testimony to sixteenth-century courtly architecture: three storeys organized in a pyramidal composition, enriched with Corinthian and composite columns, a curved pediment and elaborate relief decoration particularly developed around the western doorway. Two Renaissance fireplaces complete the interior ornamental scheme.

What to know

The building remains accessible from outside and has been listed as a historical monument since 1927.
Only Bachelier's entrance pavilion survives, with the remainder of the château replaced by an orchard.
The eastern and western façades, vaulted vestibule and two sixteenth-century fireplaces form the protected elements.

Where this château is

Saint-Jory · Haute-Garonne · Occitanie

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Saint-Jory, Haute-Garonne

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00094463
Period of construction: 16th century

Frequently asked

Who designed the château de Saint-Jory?: Architect Nicolas Bachelier, a major figure of Renaissance Toulouse, designed this pavilion from 1545 onwards for Michel du Faur.
What remains of the original château?: Only the entrance pavilion survives. The façades, vaulted vestibule and two Renaissance fireplaces are preserved on the site.
How is the Renaissance style recognizable on the exterior?: The façade is distinguished by its three storeys in pyramidal composition, Corinthian and composite columns, and relief decoration including rosettes and triglyphs.