How old is Venère Castle?

The castle likely dates from the thirteenth or fourteenth century. It originally served as the seat of one of the village's three lordships.

What changed in the sixteenth century?

The original straight staircase set into the wall thickness was replaced with an external spiral staircase, whose tower still stands.

What architectural features are visible?

The building preserves ribbed vaults in the basement, windows with trilobed lintels, corbelled supports at the corners, and terracotta flooring.

Château de Venère

Venère Castle

Venère

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Where: Venère

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Château de Venère stands in Venère (Haute-Saône), in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 13th century, 14th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Venère Castle is a medieval tower built in the thirteenth century overlooking the village in Haute-Saône. Constructed as the seat of one of the local lordships, it retains the defensive architectural features of its era: ribbed vaults in the basement, windows with trilobed lintels, and corbelled machicolations at the angles. A major modification in the sixteenth or early seventeenth century replaced the original straight staircase with a spiral staircase tower, which still stands today.

What to know

The structure dates from the thirteenth century, possibly the early fourteenth, and underwent substantial modification of its staircase between the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
The monument comprises a vaulted basement, a partially preserved first floor, a fragmentary second level, and raised attic spaces.
The tower has been listed as a historic monument since 1998.

Where this château is

Venère · Haute-Saône · Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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70100 Venère

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA70000022
Period of construction: 13th century, 14th century

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How old is Venère Castle?: The castle likely dates from the thirteenth or fourteenth century. It originally served as the seat of one of the village's three lordships.
What changed in the sixteenth century?: The original straight staircase set into the wall thickness was replaced with an external spiral staircase, whose tower still stands.
What architectural features are visible?: The building preserves ribbed vaults in the basement, windows with trilobed lintels, corbelled supports at the corners, and terracotta flooring.