En un regard
Le château en bref
In the commune of Saint-Pierre-le-Chastel, west of the Chaîne des Puys, Bonnebaud Castle illustrates how a seigneurial residence evolved without interruption from the Middle Ages to the early modern period. Its core is a square keep built from the 13th century onwards. In the 14th and then the 15th century, a round tower was added to the south, followed by a quadrangular enclosure wall enclosing the whole. In the 17th and 18th centuries, the lords adapted the interior to the taste of the time with panelling and painted decoration, while formal gardens were laid out around the castle in the 18th century. Further ornamentation was added at the end of the 19th century. This continuity, in which each period left its mark without erasing the previous one, is what makes the building significant; it is listed in its entirety as a monument historique. The castle is privately owned and is not open to visitors.