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 Chateau de Caveirac dans le Gard

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style néo-Renaissance
Gard

Chateau de Caveirac

    Le Bourg
    30820 Caveirac
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Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1653
Acquisition by Jacques Boisson
1659-1666
First construction campaign
1699
Development of the park
1697-1709
Enlargement by Pierre Sartre
1713
Acquisition by the Novy family
23 décembre 1998
Classification and registration MH
2009
Launch of the restoration project
2012
Start of restoration work
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Painted cabinet located on the first floor of the west wing (cad. A 1386) : classification by decree of 23 December 1998 - Castle, with the exception of the part classified, with the communes, the west garden, the garden is with its fence wall and orangery (cad. A 1385 to 1387, 1394, 1395, 2058 for the castle; 1342 to 1346, 1388, 1389, 2076, 2791, 2792 for the commons; 1350, 1392, 1393 for the gardens): inscription by decree of 23 December 1998

Key figures

Jacques Boisson - Lord of Caveirac and first owner Sponsor of the initial construction.
Jean Talard - Suspected Nîmes architect Responsible for work (1659-1666).
Pierre Sartre - Receiver General for the gabelles Sponsor of the expansion (1697-1709).
Jacques Cubizol - Manufacturer Master of the enlargement.
Lamoignon de Basville - Head of Languedoc Regularly stayed at the castle.
Jean Novi de Caveirac - French religious man Personality related to the castle.

Origin and history

Caveirac Castle is a modern-day residence built between the 17th and 18th centuries in the commune of Caveirac in the Gard. It is considered a 'small southern Versailles' because of its architecture and its 35 hectare park built from 1699. The castle, located west of Nîmes, was the scene of confrontations between the troops of Louis XIV and the Camisards in the early eighteenth century.

Construction of the castle began in 1659 under the influence of Jacques Boisson, lord of Caveirac, who acquired an ancient medieval residence in 1653. The works, probably led by the Nîmes architect Jean Talard, were completed in 1666. Between 1697 and 1709 Pierre Sartre, receiver general of the gabelles du Languedoc, ordered an extension of the castle to Jacques Cubizol, a Nîmes builder. The castle was then sold in 1713 to the Novy family, which kept it until 1826.

The castle has been partially classified and listed as historical monuments since 23 December 1998. First floor cabinet, commons, and gardens are protected. Since 2009, a restoration and enhancement project has been launched to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the castle. A full classification request was made in 2011, and restoration work began in 2012.

The castle belonged to three successive families: the Boisson (1653-?), the Sartre (until 1713), and the Novy (1713-1826). Today, it is largely owned by the city of Caveirac. The intendant of Languedoc, Lamonion de Basville, regularly stayed there. The castle is also linked to Jean Novi de Caveirac, a French religious personality.

In 2011, a health study and restoration project were commissioned, including a complete digitization of the castle and the production of documentary films. The park, once loti in 1838, and the outbuildings complete this remarkable architectural ensemble.

The castle has a U-shaped plan, with a main building and two perpendicular wings. Inside, there are staircases with balusters, chimneys with bas-reliefs, and a painting cabinet with four decoration registers, classified as historical monuments.

External links

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