Château d'Allègre

The Château d'Allègre is a ruined castle in the commune of Allègre in the Haute-Loire département of France.[1]

For the castle in Gard, see Château d'Allègre (Gard).
Château d'Allègre

Description

The ruins consist of two corner towers of the former keep, joined by a section of machicolation and round walk, and the base of a tower in the enceinte.[1]

History

The castle was the seat of the second barony of Auvergne. It was constructed towards the end of the 14th century with three fortified enceintes.[1] It was built by Morinot de Tourzel, a favourite of the Duc de Berry, using plans drawn up by the architect Hugues Aubriot, architect of the Bastille. [2]

The castle underwent several sieges during the Hundred Years' War and, in 1593, the war against the Catholic League. It was burned down on 15 November 1698.[3]

The castle has been the property of the commune since the French Revolution and has been used as a source of building material. It has been protected since 1935 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

See also

References
  1. Base Mérimée: Ruines du château et terrain qui entoure ces ruines, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  2. "Le Château d'Allègre", Photo-index, 5 July 1912, pp155-156 (in French) (The source says Jacques Aubriot.)
    - Review of "La Baronnie et le Marquisat d'Allègre", L'Auvergne Littérataire #36, January 1928, p 39 (in French)
  3. Rapports et délibérations, Conseil général de la Haute-Loire, 1855, p229, refers to a document in the Department archives (in French)


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