Restoration site visit

Name: Restoration site visit
Start: 2023-09-16T14:00:00+02:00
End: 2023-09-16T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Château Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze

Come and discover the exciting history of the castle of Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze. Between anecdotes and legends, you will travel through the past between noblemen, duchesses and a renowned writer. Come

Saturday 16 September 2023, 14:00, 16:00Passed

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Come and discover the fascinating history of the castle of Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze. Between anecdotes and legends, you will travel in the past between nobles, duchesses and a renowned writer. Come walk the corridors of the castle to discover one of the most amazing jewels of his generation.
Our guides will make you discover a unique place where the local history mixes with the national history. You will walk through the wooded rooms saved from the fire, the cellars and underground of the first castle. You will also climb to the top of the Madame tower and observe the view of the village at more than 40 m high.

About the location

Château Saint-Cirgues-sur-Couze

Saint Cirgues sur COuze

Puy-de-Dôme
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The castle then reproduced the plan of a feudal fortress of the Middle Ages, with its classical defensive attributes: moat, corner towers, battlements. It is an important heritage, witness to the past for the Auvergne region. A few years after its construction Thomas Bohier and his wife Catherine had the Château de Chenonceau built, inspired by that of Saint-Cirgues.
Transformed in the middle of the twentieth century into a summer camp, the castle fell victim in 1990 to a fire that destroyed part of the main body of the house and its roof, sparing nevertheless the four towers, as well as the chapel. This fire was felt as a tragedy by the population, very attached to this monument. Currently owned by the municipality and its park, it was inscribed on 8 February 2002 in the supplementary inventory of Historic Monuments.