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Château abbatial (ancien)
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Historic monument · classé · Mérimée

Château abbatial (ancien)

Classé historic monument since 1924One of 4 classé monuments in Vézelay; classé is France’s highest protection, held by 14,963 of its 46,703 monuments (32%).
CChâteau1924protectedPPartly protected
DirectionsMérimée record ↗
About

About Château abbatial (ancien)

Château abbatial (ancien) is one of 4 classé historic monuments in Vézelay, the higher of France’s two levels of protection. Part of it has been classé since 1924. 4 more historic monuments stand within 400 m.

MHRead its Mérimée recordThe Culture ministry’s notice PA00113930 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: 5 monuments in about 10 minutes

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

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Château abbatial (ancien)Start here
  2. 2Église de la MadeleineClassé · 0.1 mi on
  3. 3Maison, rue de l'HôpitalInscrit · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Ancienne enceinte de la villeClassé · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Maison natale de Théodore de BèzeInscrit · 0.2 mi on
Farther afield
Maison dite Manoir DesfourneauxInscrit0.2 miChapelle de la CordelleClassé0.3 miéglise Saint-Étienne (ancienne)Inscrit0.3 miCroixInscrit0.8 miMaison Zervos dite « La Goulotte »Inscrit1.5 miVestiges archéologiques et bâtiments de l’ancienne maladrerieInscrit1.9 mi
Around it

One more historic monument within 150 m

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

CÉglise de la Madeleine135 m
More like it

Other buildings like it nearby among the classé monuments

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

Ruines gallo-romaines des Fontaines Salées (également sur commune de Saint-Père)Foissy-lès-Vézelay · 1.7 mi away
Pont sur la Cure (vieux)Pierre-Perthuis · 2.9 mi away
Camp antique de CoraSaint-Moré · 7.2 mi away
Tour de l'HorlogeAvallon · 7.5 mi away
Domaine du château de FaulinLichères-sur-Yonne · 8 mi away
Château de ChastelluxChastellux-sur-Cure · 8.3 mi away
Grottes préhistoriquesArcy-sur-Cure · 8.6 mi away
Cadran solaireVermenton · 13.7 mi away

Questions about Château abbatial (ancien)

Is Château abbatial (ancien) protected?

Yes. It is classé, the higher of France’s two levels of protection as a historic monument since 1924 (Mérimée record PA00113930). The protection covers part of the building.

Can you visit Château abbatial (ancien)?

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.