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Château
Photo: Unknown early XXe · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Château

Classé historic monument since 1996One of 3 classé monuments in Buoux; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CChâteauS15th & 16th c.1996protected
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About Château

Château is one of 3 classé historic monuments in Buoux, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. It dates from the 15th & 16th c. It has been classé since 1996. One more historic monument stands within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00081984 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 10 minutes

Buoux · about 0.2 mi on foot, as the crow flies

More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Questions about Château

Is Château protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1996 (Mérimée record PA00081984).

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?

By the list’s record, it dates from the 15th & 16th 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.