First mention of the fief 1379 (≈ 1379)
Fief cited in medieval archives.
début XVIIe siècle
Construction of the chapel
Construction of the chapel début XVIIe siècle (≈ 1704)
Chapel decorated with added wall paintings.
XVIIIe siècle
Fire of the dungeon
Fire of the dungeon XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1850)
Partial destruction and major reconstruction.
début XIXe siècle (Restauration)
Transformation of the fair
Transformation of the fair début XIXe siècle (Restauration) (≈ 1904)
Room become living room with wallpaper.
15 janvier 1990
Partial MH registration
Partial MH registration 15 janvier 1990 (≈ 1990)
Protection of outstanding facades, roofs and interiors.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Façades and roofs of the castle, including the west wing of the communes in return of square on the courtyard and the three round towers; fence wall of the courtyard with its gate and well; interior elements: living room on the ground floor with its woodwork and wallpaper Directoire, chapel with its murals on the ground floor of the South-East Tower and room of the Guards on the first floor of the same tower (Box A 846): inscription by order of 15 January 1990
Key figures
Information non disponible - No names cited in the sources
Archives do not mention owners.
Origin and history
The Château de la Pachevie, mentioned since 1379 as medieval fief, presents an original structure of the 14th–15th centuries, characteristic of the Cantalian manors. Its dungeon, initially surrounded by a fortified enclosure with three towers, illustrates the defensive architecture of the era. The chapel, added at the beginning of the seventeenth century, was decorated with murals, reflecting the religious and artistic influence of the Counter-Reform in the region.
A fire in the 18th century partially ravaged the dungeon, destroying its circular staircase turret and mâchicoulis. The subsequent reconstructions – central forebody, drills and interior woodwork – modernise the housing body while preserving local materials such as volcanic stone. Under the Restoration (early 19th), a room called Madame's is transformed into a company lounge, equipped with a wallpaper, showing the adaptation of the provincial elites to Parisian codes.
Partially classified as Historic Monuments in 1990, the castle protects its facades, roofs, three round towers, as well as remarkable interior elements: the living room with its woodwork, the painted chapel and the Gardes room. These protections highlight the heritage value of a building mixing medieval heritage, classical embellishments and traces of aristocratic life under the Old Regime and Restoration.
