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Château du Crest, Le Crest

Château du Crest

Crest Castle

Le Crest

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Where
Le Crest

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Château du Crest stands in Le Crest (Puy-de-Dôme), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 14th century). No visits are on record for this building.

At Le Crest, in the Puy-de-Dôme department, stand the remains of a castle whose origins go back to the 14th century. What survives today are the remnants of its ramparts, the only part of the site under historic monument protection. This entry concerns that fortified remnant, a trace of medieval construction whose original structure has not survived in full.

Written from Crest Castle

What to know

  • Only the remains of the ramparts are listed as a historic monument, since 1926.
  • The site is located in the commune of Le Crest, in the Puy-de-Dôme.
  • What can be seen today are ruins rather than a complete castle.

Where this château is

Le Crest · Puy-de-Dôme · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

63450

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00092100
Period of construction
14th century

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Frequently asked

What remains of the Château du Crest?
Remnants of ramparts survive, the only element protected as a historic monument.
Is the Château du Crest a listed historic monument?
The remaining ramparts have been listed as a historic monument since a 1926 decree.
Where is the Château du Crest located?
It is located in the commune of Le Crest, in the Puy-de-Dôme department.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

Within an hour’s drive

The most visited in this department — Puy-de-Dôme

From the same period — 14e siècle