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Château de Neuvic

Neuvic

Dimensions
A main range overlooking a terrace beside the Isle, with a perpendicular wing linked by a stair pavilion. The whole remains Gothic in character with Renaissance decoration: small corbelled bartizans at every angle and a crenellated wall-walk at second-floor level. The 18th century added a chapel, a polygonal drawing room with a central projecting bay and a great Louis XV drawing room. Renaissance vaulted rooms, wall paintings and a rare stone lavabo inside.
Period
Built between 1520 and 1530; chapel and polygonal drawing room added in the 18th century.
What stands there
Inscribed as a monument historique on 5 November 1927 and classified on 28 April 1952 (PA00082712). The château belonged to the Mellet de Fayolle family from the 16th to the 19th century. It has belonged to the Fondation de l'Isle since 1950. A six-hectare botanical park surrounds it.

The château de Neuvic was built between 1520 and 1530 beside the Isle, on its left bank. It is a typical example of the Périgord château of that generation: a Gothic residential range of simple plan, given Renaissance ornament, with small corbelled bartizans at every angle and a crenellated wall-walk at second-floor level. The 18th century gave it a chapel, a polygonal drawing room and the great Louis XV drawing room visited today. It belonged to the Mellet de Fayolle family from the 16th century until the end of the 19th. Inscribed in 1927 and classified in 1952, it is surrounded by a six-hectare botanical park with free access.

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Getting there : Guided tours; 2026 rates: €9 adult, €5 child. The botanical park is freely accessible and free of charge. Restaurant, group accommodation and seminar rooms on site. Contact: 05 53 81 52 11.

Opening times and access details are given as a guide only: check before you set out.

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Château de Neuvic
Polymagou · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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