When was the château built?

The main dwelling dates from the late 1780s. The outbuildings (orangery and stables), park, and hydraulic system were added between 1870 and 1889.

Who designed the park?

Henri Nivet Jeune, a renowned landscape architect, created a mixed garden combining formal and picturesque principles, with the château as the central focal point.

What is the hydraulic network at Sannat?

Completed in 1889, it conveys water from a source at Roussac through an underground gallery fitted with inspection shafts and masonry wells to supply the château and ornamental basin.

Château de Sannat

Sannat Castle

Saint-Junien-les-Combes

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Where: Saint-Junien-les-Combes

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Château de Sannat stands in Saint-Junien-les-Combes (Haute-Vienne), 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 18th century, second half of the 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The château de Sannat stands in Saint-Junien-les-Combes in Haute-Vienne, built in the final quarter of the eighteenth century. Between 1870 and 1889, its owners added significant outbuildings, an underground hydraulic system, and a park designed by Henri Nivet Jeune, which blended principles of formal and picturesque garden design. The ensemble, protected as a historical monument, retains its facades, roofs, ancillary buildings, and a network of aqueducts, inspection shafts, and masonry wells that supplied water to the château and estate.

What to know

The château and its outbuildings have been listed historical monuments since 2012, though current visiting hours and admission fees are not available.
The hydraulic infrastructure, completed in 1889 by engineers Biot, Dutheil and Company, includes an underground gallery and eighteen inspection shafts connecting masonry wells.
The park designed by Henri Nivet Jeune combines a formal garden aligned with the south-west facade and curved layouts organized around the château.
From the 1960s onwards, the estate gradually shifted toward agricultural use, transforming the ornamental garden's purpose.

Where this château is

Saint-Junien-les-Combes · Haute-Vienne · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

Sannat, 87300 Saint-Junien-les-Combes

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Château phone number

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA87000010
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 18th century, second half of the 19th century

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When was the château built?: The main dwelling dates from the late 1780s. The outbuildings (orangery and stables), park, and hydraulic system were added between 1870 and 1889.
Who designed the park?: Henri Nivet Jeune, a renowned landscape architect, created a mixed garden combining formal and picturesque principles, with the château as the central focal point.
What is the hydraulic network at Sannat?: Completed in 1889, it conveys water from a source at Roussac through an underground gallery fitted with inspection shafts and masonry wells to supply the château and ornamental basin.