Château de Châteaugay

En un regard

Le château en bref

On a basalt flow north of Clermont-Ferrand, the Château de Châteaugay overlooks the village and the vineyards of the Côtes de Clermont. The site was a seigneurial seat from around 1270 and obtained the right of high justice in 1379. Two years later, in 1381, Pierre II de Giac, Chancellor of France, began building the present château: a central body flanked by corner bartizans, which still forms a crenellated square keep today. Around 1430, two round towers, known as the tour du Fort and the tour de la Perrière, were added to complete the ensemble, whose appearance is known from fifteenth-century depictions. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, the moats were filled in and the outer walls demolished. The château was the setting for political exchanges during the Revolution, with La Fayette meeting the Marquis de La Queuille there to debate the reform of the Estates General and the abolition of privileges. It is now open to visitors.