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Historic monument · inscrit · Mérimée

Château

Inscrit historic monument since 1968The only inscrit monument in Pirou; inscrit is the second level, held by 31,291 of France’s 46,703 monuments (67%).
CChâteau1968protectedPPartly protected
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About Château

Château is the only inscrit historic monument in Pirou, the second of France’s two levels of protection. Part of it has been inscrit since 1968.

Le château de Pirou est un ancien château fort, fondé dans la seconde partie du XIIe siècle et profondément remanié au XVIIe siècle, dont les vestiges se dressent sur le territoire de la commune française de Pirou, en Cotentin, dans le département de la Manche en région Normandie. Il a été restauré entre 1968 et 1994 sous la direction de l'abbé Marcel Lelégard. L'édifice est partiellement inscrit au titre des monuments historiques.

From Wikipédia (French), article “Château de Pirou” · CC BY-SA 4.0 · read October 28, 2026

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00110540 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.

Questions about Château

Is Château protected?

Yes. It is inscrit, the second of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1968 (Mérimée record PA00110540). The protection covers part of the building.

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.

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.