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Château de Lardimalie

Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac

Dimensions
A central pavilion flanked by two wings, each ending in a slightly projecting pavilion, linked by a turret to the north-east and by a veranda. Neoclassical decoration inside: Louis XII and Louis XV drawing rooms, original panelling, ceilings painted with fables of La Fontaine, pastoral scenes and industrial and maritime subjects, stencilled floral ornament. The south-east wing and the keep of the earlier building were demolished, their materials serving to lay out the terraces.
Period
19th century: the present building replaces an earlier fortress, restored and rebuilt by the 19th-century owner.
What stands there
Inscribed as a monument historique on 9 November 1984 (PA00082887). The estate belonged to the Foucauld family.

The château de Lardimalie, at Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac south-east of Périgueux, is a 19th-century building put up in place of an earlier fortress that was attacked several times during the Hundred Years' War. The 19th-century owner restored and rebuilt the old building, demolished the south-east wing and the keep, and used the salvaged materials to lay out terraces. The result is a house with a central pavilion and symmetrical wings, whose interior keeps a complete neoclassical decoration: Louis XII and Louis XV drawing rooms, original panelling, painted ceilings in which fables of La Fontaine, pastoral scenes and subjects drawn from industry and the sea can be read. The estate belonged to the Foucauld family. The castle has been inscribed as a monument historique since 9 November 1984.

Further reading

Getting there : Access conditions not known. The surroundings are crossed by a waymarked walking route starting from Saint-Pierre-de-Chignac.

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

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Château de Lardimalie
Père Igor · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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