Château d'Eymet

Château d'Eymet is a castle in the commune of Eymet in the Dordogne département of France.^[1]

Location

The castle is located inside and on the northwest edge of the bastide of Eymet, less than 100 metres from the Dropt river.

History

The castle was built in the 13th century, before the creation of the bastide and was integrated into its enceinte.^[2]

In 1377, the troops of Bertrand du Guesclin took the castle from the English.^[3]

The house was rebuilt in the 19th century.^[1]

Part of the castle was transformed into a museum^[4] in 1963.

Protection

Parts of the castle have been protected since 1994 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.^[1]

Architecture

The north and west sides face the outside of the bastide and are protected by an enceinte and, to the north, by a gate surmounted by a defence post.

The east and the south sides look inside the bastide. The eastern side has a 19th century dwelling. To the south, the defensive enclosure is imposing, with an échauguette at the western corner, and in its centre the access door surmounted by a bretèche. To the east is a massive square keep, the Monseigneur Tower.

Gallery

The échauguette
The house
Top of the
Monseigneur Tower
North gateway

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Base Mérimée: Château de la bastide, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
^ "Eymet au fil de l'eau" (PDF) (in French, English, and German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
^ Guy Penaud (1996). Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord. éditions Sud Ouest. p. 104. ISBN 2-87901-221-X.
^ "Musée Émile Vautier d'Eymet" (in French). Dordogne-Périgord. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

External links

Base Mérimée: Château de la bastide, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

44°40′07″N 0°23′48″E / 44.66861°N 0.39667°E / 44.66861; 0.39667

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[MinCult-1] Base Mérimée: Château de la bastide, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)

[2] "Eymet au fil de l'eau" (PDF) (in French, English, and German). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

[3] Guy Penaud (1996). Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord. éditions Sud Ouest. p. 104. ISBN 2-87901-221-X.

[4] "Musée Émile Vautier d'Eymet" (in French). Dordogne-Périgord. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2023.

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