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Petit Château
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Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Petit Château

Inscrit historic monument since 1934One of 13 inscrit monuments in Saverne; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
CChâteauS17th c.1934protectedPPartly protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Petit Château

Petit Château is one of 13 inscrit historic monuments in Saverne, the second of France’s two levels of protection. Its architecture is Gothic. The list dates its work to 1680 (17th c.). Part of it has been inscrit since 1934. 12 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00084950 on POP↗

Inscrit is the second level: the building is worth keeping, and any work on it must be declared to the State in advance.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 monuments in about 15 minutes

Saverne · about 0.4 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Petit ChâteauStart here
  2. 2Maison, 96 Grande-RueInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Maison, 76 Grande-RueInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Maison, 27 Grande-RueInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Château des RohanClassé · 0.2 mi on
Farther afield
Hôtel de la CharrueInscrit0.2 miHôtel du Boeuf NoirInscrit0.3 miRuines du château GreifensteinClassé1.4 miRuines du château de Hohbarr ou Haut-BarrClassé1.7 mi
Around it

5 more historic monuments within 150 m

C classé · I inscrit. Each opens its own page.

CÉglise paroissiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Nativité18 mIMaison, 96 Grande-Rue106 mIMaison, 6 rue des Eglises127 mIMaison Katz135 mCChâteau des Rohan149 m
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the historic monuments

With a photo, within 25 mi; other towns first.

Ruines du château du Grand-GeroldseckHaegen · 2.1 mi away
Ruines du château du Petit-GeroldseckHaegen · 2.3 mi away
Site du Mont-Saint-MichelSaint-Jean-Saverne · 2.4 mi away
Banc-reposoir napoléonienMarmoutier · 2.8 mi away
Banc-reposoir napoléonienLochwiller · 3.6 mi away
Château-fort du Warthenberg (Daubenschlagfelsen)Dossenheim-sur-Zinsel · 3.7 mi away
Banc-reposoir napoléonienAltenheim · 4.2 mi away
Ruines du château OchsensteinReinhardsmunster · 4.9 mi away

Questions about Petit Château

Is Petit Château protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1934 (Mérimée record PA00084950). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Petit Château?

The list doesn’t say when it is open. Many monuments open on the Journées européennes du patrimoine in September; the town hall or tourist office can tell you more.

When was Petit Château built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1680 (17th c.).

Sources: Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée base on POP (immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques), October 2026 · Wikimedia Commons and Wikidata (photos of the monuments, each with its own credit and license) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries). Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).

Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.