The Château de la Johannie is an historic castle in

Curemonte Curemonte (; Limousin: ''Curamonta'') is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France. It is a medieval village characterised by its three castles. In a fortified position on a ridge overlooking a valley on both its eastern and western ...

Corrèze Corrèze (; oc, Corresa) is a department in France, named after the river Corrèze which runs through it. Although its prefecture is Tulle, its most populated city is Brive-la-Gaillarde. Corrèze is located in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, ...

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by t ...

, France.

History

It was built circa 1308 on an old house built in 1083. It belonged to Hugues de Jean in the 14th century.Annick Tulasne-Moeneclaey, ''Les châteaux de Corrèze'', Paris : Nouvelles éditions latines, 1997, p. 1

/ref> It stayed in the Jean family (later known as the Johannie family) until 1498, when it was acquired by Jacques Vassal, who owned 1/7th of Curemonte. It was acquired by Mathieu Brun in 1623, followed by the Dambert family. It was acquired by the Plas family in 1693.

Architectural significance

It has been listed as an official monument since 1981.

References

Castles in Nouvelle-Aquitaine Monuments historiques of Nouvelle-Aquitaine {{France-castle-stub