Châteaudun : Castle and its surroundings
Eure-et-LoirReference
PA00097021
Latitude
48.07067132
Longitude
1.32392187
Address
10 Cloître Saint-Roch, Cloi Saint-Roch 28200 Châteaudun
Construction era
12e siècle;15e siècle;16e siècle
Protection date
1918/07/06 : classé MH ; 1946/10/14 : inscrit MH ; 1947/04/02 : classé MH ; 1947/04/02 : inscrit MH
Protection cause
Le château : classement par arrêté du 6 juillet 1918 - Les parcelles 207 et 212 sises au pied du château : inscription par arrêté du 14 octobre 1946 - Les abords du château (cad. L 699 à 702) : classement par arrêté du 2 avril 1947 - Les parcelles cadastrales 133 à 143, 145 à 157 constituant le cloître de Luynes aux abords du château : inscription par arrêté du 2 avril 1947
Description
This castle is one of the most fascinating civil buildings of the end of the 15th century and the beginning of the 16th century. It is located at the end of a rocky promontory overlooking the former ford of the Loir. The surroundings have not been changed since the 17th century. Between the castle and the Loir, there are gardens which have kept their original arrangement, with their gloriettes, their alleys of old linden and the quay wall which runs along the Loir. The bridge that crossed the Loir was destroyed by the Germans in August 1944. At the foot of the castle, on the old batteries of a 16th century mill, is a pumping station which uses the strength of waterfall, thus allowing the continuation of the old mill for industrial needs.
