Can you visit Saint-Étienne castle?

The keep is a listed historic monument, but the buildings now house an environmental education centre and a science museum, whose visiting conditions are separate from the monument itself.

What is the origin of Saint-Étienne castle?

A first timber structure stood on this rise above Aurillac as early as the 9th century, before its owner founded the abbey that gave rise to the town.

Who rebuilt the castle after the fire?

Architect Juste Lisch was commissioned to rebuild the castle after the 1868 fire, giving it its present appearance.

What remains of the medieval castle?

The medieval keep, with its machicolated watch path, survived successive rebuildings and is the protected element.

Saint-Étienne Castle

Aurillac

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Aurillac

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Open within 20 km

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Château Saint-Étienne stands in Aurillac (Cantal), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 9th century, 12th century, 13th century, 19th century). No visits are on record for this building.

Standing on a rise above Aurillac, Saint-Étienne castle preserves traces of a site occupied since the 9th century, at the very origin of the town that grew up around the abbey founded by its former owner. The medieval keep, topped with its machicolated watch path, survived the Wars of Religion and a 16th-century rebuilding before further changes followed a 19th-century fire. Its buildings now house an environmental centre and a science museum, making the site both historical and cultural.

Where this château is

Aurillac · Cantal · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

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Address

22 Rue du Château Saint-Etienne, 15000 Aurillac

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA00093450
Period of construction: 9th century, 12th century, 13th century, 19th century

Frequently asked

Can you visit Saint-Étienne castle?: The keep is a listed historic monument, but the buildings now house an environmental education centre and a science museum, whose visiting conditions are separate from the monument itself.
What is the origin of Saint-Étienne castle?: A first timber structure stood on this rise above Aurillac as early as the 9th century, before its owner founded the abbey that gave rise to the town.
Who rebuilt the castle after the fire?: Architect Juste Lisch was commissioned to rebuild the castle after the 1868 fire, giving it its present appearance.
What remains of the medieval castle?: The medieval keep, with its machicolated watch path, survived successive rebuildings and is the protected element.