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Château de Sauviat, Sauviat

Château de Sauviat

Sauviat Castle

Sauviat

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Sauviat

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Château de Sauviat stands in Sauviat (Puy-de-Dôme), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: Middle Ages). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

In Sauviat, south of the Saint-Loup church, stand the remains of a medieval stronghold built by the lords of Montboissier from the 13th century onward. Two towers and sections of wall survive from what was once a substantial fortress, partly dismantled after the French Revolution when its stones were used for local construction. The best preserved tower, on the southeast corner, still shows its domed vault, deep arrow slits and a dungeon fitted with latrines, evidence of the defensive building methods of the period. The site sits on a rocky spur overlooking the Dore river, chosen for its strategic position at the edge of the Livradois-forez massif.

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Where this château is

Sauviat · Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

Sauviat, Puy-de-Dôme

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00092411
Period of construction
Middle Ages

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From the same period — Moyen Age