Château dit l'Oratoire de Courtiras
Vendôme
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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found
- Where
- Vendôme
To make a day of it
Château dit l'Oratoire de Courtiras stands in Vendôme (Loir-et-Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.
Courtiras Castle, near Vendôme, is an eighteenth-century residence with a small wing featuring period woodwork and Louis XV and Louis XVI fireplaces. Service buildings surround its courtyard, including a chapel perpendicular to the eastern wing, a circular dovecote, and a sixteenth-century dwelling structure. The complex has retained its original character without significant alteration.
What to know
- The property is not known to be regularly open to visitors.
- The facades, roofs, chapel, outbuildings and wrought-iron entrance gate have been protected as historical monuments since 1974.
- The site comprises a castle with its farm buildings, including a sixteenth-century structure and a chapel with adjacent structures.
Where this château is
Vendôme · Loir-et-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire
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Address
Vendôme, Loir-et-Cher
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- Period of construction
- 18th century
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Itineraries
Frequently asked
- Can you visit Courtiras Castle ?
- Visiting conditions are not documented. It is advisable to inquire with the Vendôme town hall or the owner.
- When was the castle built ?
- The main residence and wings date from the eighteenth century. Service buildings from the sixteenth century are also part of the complex.
- What is protected as a historical monument ?
- The facades and roofs of the castle, chapel and outbuildings, as well as the wrought-iron entrance gate, were listed in 1974.
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
- This entry in Markdown
- Wikidata Q22994639
- Mérimée PA00098637
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