First documented entry XIIIe siècle (≈ 1350)
Castle attested as seigneurial seat.
Fin XVe - Début XVIe siècle
Major architectural undertakings
Major architectural undertakings Fin XVe - Début XVIe siècle (≈ 1625)
Changes in the enclosure and the accommodation.
1648
Decline in noble function
Decline in noble function 1648 (≈ 1648)
Start of progressive abandonment of the castle.
Avant 1789
Farming
Farming Avant 1789 (≈ 1789)
Conversion into a pre-revolutionary farm.
2004
Historic Monument Protection
Historic Monument Protection 2004 (≈ 2004)
Registration of enclosures and floors.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The enclosure and the floors of the seigneurial house (case AL 3, 4, 7, 9, 232 placedit Conon): inscription by order of 8 April 2004
Key figures
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The available archives do not mention a specific owner or historical actor related to this monument.
Origin and history
The castle of Conon, located in Cellettes in the Loir-et-Cher, is a monument whose first records date back to the thirteenth century. Today's remains date mainly from the 15th and 16th centuries, with architectural covers marked in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The building, originally seigneurial seat, gradually lost its noble role from 1648, before being converted into a farm before the French Revolution. Today, there is still a enclosure flanked by square and round towers, as well as soils and elements of the seigneurial house, protected since 2004.
Interior decorations, including 17th-century murals, reflect the site's successive occupations. The enclosure, characteristic of medieval fortifications adapted to the Renaissance, still surrounds the entrance of the estate. The site thus illustrates the evolution of an aristocratic residence into a utilitarian space, reflecting the social and economic upheavals of the region between the Middle Ages and the modern era.
The location of the castle, although documented (place-dit Conon, commune of Cellettes), remains approximate according to the available sources, with a cartographic accuracy deemed mediocre (level 5/10). The current legal protections specifically concern the enclosure and the floors of the house, without any mention of opening to the public or recent tourist development.
