Discover the restoration site of a 16th century castle

Name: Découvrez le chantier de restauration d'un château du XVIe siècle
Start: 2022-09-16T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-18T17:00:00+02:00
Location: Château de l'Herm

Come and discover the Château de l'Herm as you have never seen it! An exceptional restoration site.

16 - 18 septembre 2022Passé

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©Nicolas de Laâge de Meux

Admire a unique event in Aquitaine, the restoration of an identical Renaissance castle!
The Château de l'Herm was a beautiful sleepy nestled in its green setting since the beginning of the 19th century.
Today, an extraordinary metamorphosis is underway. The castle has partly recovered its roof, its floors, its windows... and the adventure of restoration continues! Let yourself be guided in this site for a privileged visit. We will tell you the history of this castle but also the incredible epic of its rebirth.
On Saturdays, masons, stonemasons and carpenters will be there to talk about their work and answer your questions.
Saturday evening, discover the castle by the light of the torches.

À propos du lieu

Château de l'Herm

L'Herm, 24580 Rouffignac-Saint-Cernin-de-Reilhac

Dordogne
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Built on a site previously occupied (a bridge and the remains of a tower testify to this), the castle of the Herm is built at the beginning of the sixteenth century by Jean de Calvimont, magistrate having gained the nobility of dress, and completed by his son who was ambassador of Francis I to Charles V.
From the 17th century, in a context of contention around its possession, it became the property of the Hautefort. However, during this period and the eighteenth century, it ceased to be inhabited by its owners and now houses farmers and storage spaces. The Hautefort sold it in 1805 and the castle, passing from hand to hand, was dismantled at that time (it is described as ruined in 1830). He gained a certain notoriety when the novelist Eugène Le Roy made it the theatre of his book «Jacquou le Croquant».
In 1927, an inscription to the title of the Historical Monuments prevented the removal of its chimneys. From the 1960s onwards, its various owners (including a couple of archaeologists)