Château de Mauriac
View from the south-east
Château de Mauriac (Douzillac) is located in Dordogne
Château de Mauriac (Douzillac)
Location within Dordogne
General information
StatusPrivate dwelling
Typechâteau
Architectural styleRenaissance
Town or cityDouzillac, Dordogne
CountryFrance
Coordinates45°05′20″N 0°25′56″E / 45.08889°N 0.43222°E / 45.08889; 0.43222
Construction started15th century
Completed16th century
Designated1948
Designated2016

The Château de Mauriac is a château in Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. It is listed as a Monument historique.

Characteristics

View over the River Isle, from the terrace

The Château de Mauriac is in the department of the Dordogne, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north-west of the town of Douzillac. It overlooks the railway line from Coutras to Tulle and the River Isle, below the Mauriac dam. The dam used to drive a mill providing energy to a furniture factory, now replaced by a small hydroelectric power plant. It is private property, but the gardens and terrace are open to visitors.

The château is located on the eastern border of a park, bounded by two towers at the south-west and north-west.[1]

Access to the castle is via a partly-ruined gatehouse.[2]

The chateau's appearance from the south-east is that of a lodge flanked by two wide round towers, all with machicolation.[1]

History

The château itself was built in the 15th and 16th centuries. It replaced a mediaeval structure, which itself replaced one from the Gallo-Roman period.

On his return from Italy, Michel de Montaigne made a stop at the château in 1581.[2]

The château was given the title of a monument historique on 12 October 1948,[3] and the entire site on 10 February 2016.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Aubarbier, Jean-Luc; Binet, Michel; Mandon, Guy (1987). Nouveau guide du Périgord-Quercy (in French). Ouest France. p. 286. ISBN 2-85882-842-3.
  2. 1 2 Penaud, Guy (1996). Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord (in French). Sud Ouest. p. 173. ISBN 2-87901-221-X.
  3. ↑ Base Mérimée: Château de Mauriac, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  4. ↑ "Liste des immeubles protégés au titre des monuments historiques en 2016" (in French). Retrieved 19 December 2016.
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