France · 17th century
The Château de Cazeneuve is a castle, converted into a comfortable château, in the commune of Préchac in the Gironde département of France. The castle was built along the gorges of the River Ciron and the stream of Honburens.
The early castle was the former residence of the Kings of Navarre. It was built by Amanieu VII d'Albret on a rocky bank. It included in its enclosure the medieval mound of the 11th century preceded by a vast courtyard whose curtain walls protected the town.
In 1572, it became the property of Henri III of Navarre (the future King Henri IV of France), but because of financial problems he sold the castle in 1583.
In the 17th century, the building underwent a major overhaul. The medieval castle was then transformed into a pleasant and ceremonial château. It has since been restored regularly.
It was classified as a monument historique on 24 September 1965.
The castle still belongs to the Sabran-Pontevès family, descendants of the d'Albrets on the female side.
The site is made up of troglodyte caves under the castle and large underground medieval cellars.
The old parts are the advanced fortifications and the moats.
The buildings are a reconstruction dating from the 17th century. The royal apartments are period furnished.
The wooded park runs along the Ciron and includes the lake, the mill, the wash house and the bird island. The part between the Ciron, the tributary of the Ciron and the CD 9 road is classified as a historic monument in the same way as the castle.
Text adapted from “Château de Cazeneuve” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château de Cazeneuve ranks #4,275 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #351 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1601, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 721 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,425 times in the last 60 days, more than 60% of the atlas. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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