Château de Vieillevigne
Encyclopedia
The Château de Vieillevigne is a castle
and stately home in the commune
of Vieillevigne
in the Haute-Garonne
département of France. Originally built in the 16th century, it was transformed in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
The 16th century castle was redeveloped and enlarged in the 17th and 18th centuries. Surrounded by a countryside park in the 19th century, it consists of a residence flanked on the north by two circular corner towers, and on the south by two square pavilions hugging a terrace. Two low wings border a courtyard which was closed off with the construction of a fourth building in 1824. Inside is a grand 17th century staircase and elements of the original 18th century decoration.
Privately owned, it has been listed since 2001 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...
and stately home 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 Vieillevigne
Vieillevigne, Haute-Garonne
Vieillevigne is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-Sights:The Château de Vieillevigne is a 16th century castle which developed as a stately home and is listed 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. Originally built in the 16th century, it was transformed in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.
The 16th century castle was redeveloped and enlarged in the 17th and 18th centuries. Surrounded by a countryside park in the 19th century, it consists of a residence flanked on the north by two circular corner towers, and on the south by two square pavilions hugging a terrace. Two low wings border a courtyard which was closed off with the construction of a fourth building in 1824. Inside is a grand 17th century staircase and elements of the original 18th century decoration.
Privately owned, it has been listed since 2001 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 17 March 2008