Château de Vauchaussade
Vauchaussade Castle
Le Compas
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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Le Compas
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Château de Vauchaussade stands in Le Compas (Creuse), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 15th century, 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
Vauchaussade Castle, built in the fifteenth century in the Creuse region, organizes around a central dwelling block with a staircase tower on its façade. The domain combines noble residence with agricultural structures: unequal perpendicular wings, a terrace with crenellated wall completed by a circular tower, stable and barn, plus farm buildings arranged around a courtyard. The interior of the main block retains remnants of painted decoration on the first floor, evidence of period furnishing.
What to know
- The estate has been listed as a historic monument since 2009.
- No opening hours or admission fees are currently documented for visits.
- The site consists of several built structures, from the castle to agricultural outbuildings distributed across the domain.
Where this château is
Le Compas · Creuse · Nouvelle-Aquitaine
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Address
23700 Le Compas
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- Period of construction
- 15th century, 19th century
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Frequently asked
- What remains to see inside the castle?
- The main residential block retains remnants of wall painting from the time of its fifteenth-century construction on the first floor.
- When was the castle built?
- Vauchaussade Castle dates from the fifteenth century.
- What buildings complete the estate beyond the castle?
- The domain includes a crenellated terrace with circular tower, a stable and barn, and a farm with outbuildings arranged around a courtyard.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q22996155
- Mérimée PA23000019
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