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 Château de Chappe à Bourges dans le Cher

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Renaissance
Cher

Château de Chappe

    Chemin des Vignes-de-Chappe
    18000 Bourges
Château de Chappe
Château de Chappe
Crédit photo : Olivier Hammam - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1556-1584
Construction of housing
XVIIe-XVIIIe siècles
Postwar Restorations of Religion
4e quart XIXe siècle
Architectural changes
31 juillet 2008
Registration Historic Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and roofs of the castle composed of the main house body, the pavilion and the barn which are attached to it, the wings of communes, the corner towers, the fence wall with the entrance door (cad. BX 325, place said Chemin des Vignes de Chappe); the court (Box BX 325, place says Chemin des Vignes de Chappe); the terrace at the back of the castle (Box BX 85, located Château de Chappe); the chapel (cad. BX 85, place named Château de Chappe); the hydraulic ram shelter (Box BX 83, located Château de Chappe); the garden located at the back of the castle (Box BX 83, 85, Placed Château de Chappe); ditches (cf. BX 83, 87, placed Château de Chappe) (Box BX 83, 85, 87, 325 to 327): inscription by order of 31 July 2008

Key figures

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Origin and history

Chappe Castle, located in Bourges in the Cher, is a typical example of a medieval mansion transformed over the centuries. His main house was built between 1556 and 1584, on the foundations of an old strong house from which the corner towers remain. The site, occupied since the Middle Ages as evidenced by a castral motte, belonged to the seigneury of Maubranches-Villemenard. The closed quadrilateral plan, defended by towers and organised around a central courtyard, reflects the defensive and residential architecture of the small rural seigneuries of the time.

After the Wars of Religion, the castle underwent restorations in the 17th and 18th centuries, adapting its structures to the needs of later periods. The service buildings, grouped in two lateral courtyards, and a closed garden descending to a river complete the whole. In the 4th quarter of the 19th century, new modifications were made, although the monument generally retained its medieval organization. The estate, both a seigneurial residence and a farm, illustrates the economic and social role of rural manors at the gates of cities like Bourges.

Ranked Historic Monument in 2008, Chappe Castle today protects its facades, roofs, towers, chapel, garden, and ditches. These elements, as well as the back terrace and a hydraulic ram shelter, testify to its architectural and functional evolution. The place, although representative of the small seigneuries of Berry, remains unknown despite its inscription in the heritage. Its exact address, 2 Chemin des Vignes de Chappe, allows to locate it in a semi-urban setting, between countryside and outskirts of Bourges.

External links

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