The Château de Fayolle is a
château in
Tocane-Saint-Apre,
Dordogne,
Nouvelle-Aquitaine,
France.
Architecture
The
castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...
, located in the west of the
Dordogne department, consists of two parallel logis joined by lateral walls and terminated at each end by protruding pavilions
It has been registered as a
historical monument by the
French Ministry of Culture since 1969.
History
The castle was attacked many times during the
Hundred Years' War
The Hundred Years' War (; 1337–1453) was a series of armed conflicts between the kingdoms of Kingdom of England, England and Kingdom of France, France during the Late Middle Ages. It originated from disputed claims to the French Crown, ...
and in the 15th century was burned by the troops of the Lords of Bourdeille.
[Guy Penaud, ''Dictionnaire des châteaux du Périgord'', p.110 (Sud Ouest, 1996)] The current castle is the result of two successive periods of re-construction, the first in 1766 under direction of the
architect Chauvin and the second, at the end of the 19th century, is the work of the architect
Léon Drouyn. The chapel which dates from this second phase houses the
pectoral cross and
chalice of the former
abbot of Chancelade,
Alain de Solminihac.
Gallery
Image:Tocane Fayolle hiver (2).JPG,
Image:Tocane Fayolle.JPG,
Image:Tocane Fayolle (2).JPG,
Image:Tocane Fayolle pigeonnier.JPG,
References
Châteaux in Dordogne
Houses completed in 1766
Monuments historiques of Dordogne
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