Château d'Entrevaux

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Le château en bref

The Château d'Entrevaux is a château located in the commune of Saint-Priest, in the Ardèche, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Built for the most part in the second quarter of the 17th century, on a site whose origins are said to be older according to local tradition, it combines a defensive appearance with Renaissance decoration: a vaulted ground floor with vast monumental fireplaces, mullioned windows on two levels on the south façade, painted French-style ceilings, and narrow barred openings on the north side. The château belonged to the Bénéfice family, whose arms appear on the fireplace of the so-called "Richelieu" room, in memory of the Cardinal's stay during the siege of Privas. It later passed to the Bronac and then Benoit families, and remains privately owned and closed to visitors. The façades, the roofs, as well as the grand salon and the Richelieu room on the first floor are listed as historic monuments by order of 28 April 1970.