When was the château des Places built?

The fortified pavilion dates from the 15th century; it was transformed in the 17th and 18th centuries with the addition of two towers. The chapel visible today was built in 1686.

Which families owned the château?

The Goudevilles held the lordship in the 15th century. The Foucaults of Saint-Germain acquired it in 1640 and carried out restoration work. In 1786, Sylvain de la Marche became its owner.

Why was the chapel a pilgrimage site?

A Pietà, discovered in 1664, had attracted pilgrims; it was stolen in 1977 and is no longer on site.

Château des Places

Places Castle

Crozant

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Where: Crozant

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Château des Places stands in Crozant (Creuse), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century, 17th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

The château des Places near Crozant survives only in fragments: a fortified entrance pavilion from the 15th century, reworked in the 17th and 18th centuries with two circular towers, a classical chapel built in 1686, and a roofless dovecote. Once the seat of local nobility, the site bears the marks of several families who held it in succession, from the Goudevilles to the Foucaults.

What to know

The site is not organized for tourism: these are ruins inscribed in the heritage register, to be discovered on location.
The chapel, built in the 17th century, bears the arms of the Foucault family and combines classical architectural forms with traces of its past as a pilgrimage destination.
The two circular towers of the main pavilion, crowned with a small lantern, reflect a campaign of restoration and enhancement carried out in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Where this château is

Crozant · Creuse · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Crozant, Creuse

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00100229
Period of construction: 16th century, 17th century

Frequently asked

When was the château des Places built?: The fortified pavilion dates from the 15th century; it was transformed in the 17th and 18th centuries with the addition of two towers. The chapel visible today was built in 1686.
Which families owned the château?: The Goudevilles held the lordship in the 15th century. The Foucaults of Saint-Germain acquired it in 1640 and carried out restoration work. In 1786, Sylvain de la Marche became its owner.
Why was the chapel a pilgrimage site?: A Pietà, discovered in 1664, had attracted pilgrims; it was stolen in 1977 and is no longer on site.