Château de Fourquevaux
Encyclopedia
The Château de Fourquevaux was originally a 15th century castle
in the commune
of Fourquevaux
in the Haute-Garonne
département of France. It was modified in the 16th century. An orangery
was added in the last quarter of the 18th century.
Privately owned, it has been listed since 1979 as a monument historique
by the French Ministry of Culture.
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
in the commune
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of Fourquevaux
Fourquevaux
Fourquevaux is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-Sights:The Château de Fourquevaux is a 15th and 16th century castle. With its 18th century orangery, it has been listed since 1979 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.-References:*...
in the Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne
Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. Its main city is Toulouse.-History:Haute-Garonne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was created from part of the former province of Languedoc.The...
département of France. It was modified in the 16th century. An orangery
Orangery
An orangery was a building in the grounds of fashionable residences from the 17th to the 19th centuries and given a classicising architectural form. The orangery was similar to a greenhouse or conservatory...
was added in the last quarter of the 18th century.
Privately owned, it has been listed since 1979 as a monument historique
Monument historique
A monument historique is a National Heritage Site of France. It also refers to a state procedure in France by which national heritage protection is extended to a building or a specific part of a building, a collection of buildings, or gardens, bridges, and other structures, because of their...
by the French Ministry of Culture.
External links
Source
- www.culture.gouv.fr, accessed 16 March 2008