Château de Puyguilhem
The Château de Puyguilhem, also called Puyguilhem Castle, is a château in the commune of Villars in north of the Dordogne, France. Built between 1514 and 1535, the Renaissance style castle like that of the Loire castles was classified as a historical monument on 20 March 1912 and the grounds, woods, and outskirts were registered on 19 May 1945.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in France
- Also known as: “Chateau de Puyguilhem”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Abbaye de Boschaud (Villars, Dordogne, France) and Église Saint-Martial de Villars.
Abbaye de Boschaud (Villars, Dordogne, France)
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Abbaye de Boschaud (Villars, Dordogne, France) is situated 1 km southwest of Château de Puyguilhem.
Église Saint-Martial de Villars
Church
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Martial de Villars is a church, which is situated 1 km southeast of Château de Puyguilhem.
Villars Cave
Cave
Photo: Mj.galais, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Villars Cave, in French Grotte de Villars or Grotte du Cluzeau, was occupied during the Lower Magdalenian by Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers. The cave is part of the French commune of Villars in the northern Dordogne département. Villars Cave is situated 3½ km northeast of Château de Puyguilhem.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint-Jean-de-Côle.
Saint-Jean-de-Côle
Photo: Père Igor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Saint-Jean-de-Côle is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It is a member of Les Plus Beaux Villages de France Association.
Château de Puyguilhem
- Categories: château, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Villars, Arrondissement of Nontron, Dordogne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, Europe
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Latitude
45.42599° or 45° 25′ 34″ northLongitude
0.74433° or 0° 44′ 40″ eastInception
16th centuryOpen location code
8FQ2CPGV+9POpenStreetMap ID
way 57690589OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2970324
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Romanian—“Château de Puyguilhem” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “castell de Puyguilhem”
- Catalan: “Castell de Puyguilhem”
- French: “château de Puyguilhem”
- French: “Château de Puyguilhem”
- German: “Schloss Puyguilhem”
- Irish: “château de Puyguilhem”
- Romanian: “Castelul Puyguilhem”
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Highlights include Place du Champ de Foire and Place de l’Église.
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