Château de Courtalain et ses dépendances

Château de Courtalain et ses dépendances — Château in Arrou (Eure-et-Loir) inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1991 under the French Heritage Act.

Identification & Protection

Mérimée reference

This monument is referenced in the French architectural heritage database (Mérimée) under the identifier PA00097246. Full archival records are published by the Ministère de la Culture at pop.culture.gouv.fr.

Protection status

The building is inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) (since 1991), the highest French-law category for heritage immeubles.

Voir commune de : Courtalain

Ownership

Current legal status: propriété d'une société privée.

Location & Access

Commune and département

Located in Arrou, Eure-et-Loir, within the Centre-Val de Loire region of France.

Coordinates

GPS coordinates: 48.1028°N, 1.0447°E (WGS 84).

Nearby protected sites

Monument	Commune	Protected
Théâtre municipal de Chartres	Chartres	1984
Château de la Hallière	Digny	1972
Château et ses abords	Châteaudun	1918
Château de Villebon	Villebon	1927
Eglise Saint-Hilaire de Nogent-le-Rotrou	Nogent-le-Rotrou	2003

Loire Context

Relative significance

Among the earliest-protected buildings of the département — a landmark of the 1840 heritage wave.

UNESCO landscape

The Loire Valley is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list since 2000 as a cultural landscape. Read the anchor page: Abbey Church of Saint-Savin sur Gartempe.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Château de Courtalain et ses dépendances located?

Château de Courtalain et ses dépendances is located in the commune of Arrou (Eure-et-Loir).

When was Château de Courtalain et ses dépendances protected?

It was inscrit Monument Historique (inscribed) in 1991 under the French Heritage Act, with reference PA00097246 in the Mérimée database.

Data source: Ministère de la Culture — base Mérimée (data.culture.gouv.fr). Last updated: April 14, 2026.