Can you visit the château de Vaure?

No opening hours or admission fees are documented here, so it is worth checking locally before planning a visit.

When was the château de Vaure built?

It was built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, after an earlier château on the same site was destroyed in 1587.

What is protected under the historic monument listing?

The 1996 listing covers the façades and roofs, the moats with their escarp and counterscarp walls, the south courtyard ground, the north terrace, the gateway and the interior staircases.

Where exactly is the château de Vaure located?

It stands in a hamlet called Vaure, north of the commune of Ruch in the Gironde, reached via a local road.

Château de Vaure

Vaure Castle

Ruch

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Château de Vaure stands in Ruch (Gironde), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: limite 16th century 17th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

In the commune of Ruch, in the Gironde department, the château de Vaure stands in an outlying spot north of the village, surrounded by moats on three sides. Built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries on the site of an earlier building destroyed in 1587, it consists of three wings arranged around a square courtyard, with three massive corner pavilions. In one corner of the courtyard, a stone-balustraded terrace rests on a basket-handle vault, typical of 17th-century work.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a monument historique since 1996, a protection covering the façades, roofs, moats, courtyard ground and interior staircases.
The building stands in an outlying spot north of the village of Ruch, reached via a local road.
No information is available here regarding opening hours, admission fees or visiting arrangements.
Any visit is likely to focus on the exterior architecture and the moats, which are the elements covered by the listing.

Practical information

Opening hours

Monday (today)	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday	Closed
Thursday	Closed
Friday	09:00-12:30 · 14:00-17:30
Saturday	09:30-12:30
Sunday	Closed

Opening hours published by the château on its Google listing. We have not yet confirmed them on its official website.

Visit duration: Not verified
Wheelchair access: Not verified
Dogs: Not verified
Parking: Not verified

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Where this château is

Ruch · Gironde · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

3 Vaure, 33350 Ruch

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Château phone number

+33 5 57 40 54 09

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA33000009
Period of construction: limite 16th century 17th century

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Frequently asked

Can you visit the château de Vaure?: No opening hours or admission fees are documented here, so it is worth checking locally before planning a visit.
When was the château de Vaure built?: It was built at the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, after an earlier château on the same site was destroyed in 1587.
What is protected under the historic monument listing?: The 1996 listing covers the façades and roofs, the moats with their escarp and counterscarp walls, the south courtyard ground, the north terrace, the gateway and the interior staircases.
Where exactly is the château de Vaure located?: It stands in a hamlet called Vaure, north of the commune of Ruch in the Gironde, reached via a local road.