Château du Vieux-Melay
Vieux-Melay Castle
Neuvy
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- Neuvy
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Château du Vieux-Melay stands in Neuvy (Allier), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, 18th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.
In Neuvy, in the Allier department, Vieux-Melay is a small rural manor dating from the 17th century, set aside once a neo-Renaissance residence was built nearby in 1840 for the estate's owners. Its single-storey main building, its outbuildings arranged at right angles around an enclosed courtyard, and its chapel with a semicircular apse together form a coherent ensemble, listed as a historic monument. Notable features include the carved entrance gate, with pilasters and a curved pediment topped by a flaming urn, and the trompe l'oeil painted decoration inside the chapel.
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What to know
- The site has been listed as a historic monument since 1985, with protection covering the gateway, facades, roofs, dovecote and chapel.
- No opening hours or admission fees are confirmed for this site, so visitors should check in advance.
- The estate is an enclosed rural ensemble, distinct from the neighbouring neo-Renaissance château built in 1840.
- The visit mainly concerns the exterior architecture, the courtyard, the dovecote and the chapel with its painted decoration.
Where this château is
Neuvy · Allier · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Address
Les Vieux Melays, 03000 Neuvy
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- Period of construction
- 17th century, 18th century
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Sources
Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.
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- Wikidata Q2971845
- Mérimée PA00093249
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