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Château Pontier, Uzerche

Château Pontier

Pontier Castle

Uzerche

Access

Not open to visitors

Not open to visitors.

Source: Office de tourisme Terres de Corrèze, courriel du 23 septembre 2026

Where
Uzerche

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

Sleep nearby

Château Pontier stands in Uzerche (Corrèze), in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 16th century). The building is not open to visitors.

Château Pontier in Uzerche stands on the site of the former oustal Besse du Peyrat. Built in the 16th century by the Pontier family, who left the south to escape the Wars of Religion, it features a rectangular main block reinforced by two circular corner towers on the Vézère side. A separate building houses the double-flight staircase. The original elements remain: facades, monumental fireplace, and stone interior stairs. 17th-century lambris were later added.

What to know

  • No fixed visiting hours are published: access arrangements should be confirmed in advance.
  • The 16th-century stone interior staircase is a protected historic monument element since 1988.
  • The facades, roofs, and period interior decoration reflect Renaissance architecture of the Corrèze valley.
  • The château overlooks the Vézère valley at the edge of Uzerche.

Where this château is

Uzerche · Corrèze · Nouvelle-Aquitaine

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Address

17 Av. du Gén de Gaulle, 19140 Uzerche

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Heritage status
Registered historic monument (inscrit)
Mérimée record PA00099946
Period of construction
16th century

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Frequently asked

Who built Château Pontier?
The Pontier family from Aix-en-Provence, who settled in Corrèze in the 16th century while fleeing the Wars of Religion.
When was Château Pontier built?
It was constructed in the 16th century on the site of the Besse du Peyrat estate. Lambris date from the 17th century.
What makes Château Pontier architecturally interesting?
Its rectangular plan flanked by two round towers, its double-flight staircase (separately listed as a protected monument), and its original monumental fireplace.

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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 — Corrèze

From the same period — 16e siècle