Engraved fireplace 1616 (≈ 1616)
IHS monogram and date in the billiard
XVe–XVIe siècles
Initial construction
Initial construction XVe–XVIe siècles (≈ 1650)
Fortified house built after the Hundred Years War
1752 et 1775
Redesigned farms
Redesigned farms 1752 et 1775 (≈ 1775)
Dated barn doors (adjacent farms)
1883
Restoration by Lenoncourt
Restoration by Lenoncourt 1883 (≈ 1883)
High roof, minor modifications
20 juillet 1972
Historical Monument
Historical Monument 20 juillet 1972 (≈ 1972)
Protection of facades and roofs
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Facades and roofs (Case A 351): classification by decree of 20 July 1972
Key figures
Famille de Véron de La Borie - Owners (XVI–XIXth centuries)
Lordial dynasty of the castle until the nineteenth
Marquis de Lenoncourt - Owner and restorer (XIXth century)
Heir by covenant, restored roof in 1883
Origin and history
The Château de la Borie, located in Chenereilles in Haute-Loire (region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), is a strong house built in the 15th and 16th centuries, after the Hundred Years War, to protect itself from English looting and roadmen. Its typical architecture combines a body of square houses and a round tower taluted, flanked by steeples and hatches. Inside, elements such as a vaulted stencil (1616) or a mixed screw staircase (masonry/carpent) testify to its evolution. The basalt roof, raised in the 19th century, retains an ancient structure.
The family of Verona de La Borie has the estate from the 16th to the 19th century, during which time the castle remains a place of residence and defense. In 1883, the Marquis de Lenoncourt, heir by covenant, restored the roof and partially modernized the structure before selling the estate around 1890. The adjacent farms, dating from the 18th and 19th centuries (doors engraved in 1752 and 1775), complete the whole, surrounded by a park with remarkable trees (chênes, beech, sequoias).
Ranked a Historic Monument on July 20, 1972, the castle embodies the heritage of the strong houses of Auvergne, designed to combine seigneurial habitat and protection. Its square plan, its watchtower, and its interior arrangements (roadways, dovecote) reflect the defensive and domestic needs of the 15th to 16th centuries. The traces of subsequent changes (roof, farms) underline its adaptation to the following periods, while preserving its medieval character.
