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Château
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Château

At le Bourg

Classé historic monument since 1935The only classé monument in Lignières; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CChâteauS17th c.1935protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Château

Château is the only classé historic monument in Lignières, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. The list dates its work to 1654 and 1660 (17th c.). The list names its makers: Le Vau (architecte);Roy Michel (maître maçon);Larivière (maître fontainier);Thévenon Gabriel (jardinier);Drouard Jérôme (maître fontainier);Geoffroy Robert (architecte);Boissonnet René (maître de l'oeuvre). It has been classé since 1935. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00096826 on POP↗

Classé is the highest protection: no work may be done on the building without the State’s permission, and the State’s architects watch over it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 2 monuments in about 5 minutes

Lignières · about 0.1 mi on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1ChâteauStart here
  2. 2Église Notre-DameInscrit · 0.1 mi on
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Château et ses dépendancesSaint-Chartier · 11.9 mi away
Borne milliaire en pierre de l'époque gallo-romaineBruère-Allichamps · 12.1 mi away
Domaine de Nohant ou domaine de George SandNohant-Vic · 13 mi away
Puits gothiqueLa Châtre · 14.7 mi away
Auberge de Notre-DameLa Châtre · 14.8 mi away
Croix située sur la place de l'Église et sur le champ de foireMontipouret · 14.9 mi away
Ancienne forteresse de MontrondSaint-Amand-Montrond · 15.1 mi away
Ancien hôtel-DieuIssoudun · 16 mi away

Questions about Château

Is Château protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1935 (Mérimée record PA00096826).

Can you visit 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 Château built?

Its record on the Mérimée list gives 1654 and 1660 (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.