Château Trompette (Vanxains)

Coordinates: 45°13′26″N 0°17′44″E / 45.22389°N 0.29556°E / 45.22389; 0.29556
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Château Trompette (Vanxains)
Château Trompette
The Château Trompette and its 3 towers
Château Trompette (Vanxains) is located in France
Château Trompette (Vanxains)
Location within France
General information
TypeChâteau
LocationVanxains, Dordogne, France
Town or cityMimizan
CountryFrance
Coordinates45°13′26″N 0°17′44″E / 45.22389°N 0.29556°E / 45.22389; 0.29556
Current tenantsRiom family
Construction started19th century
Technical details
Floor count2

45°13′26″N 0°17′44″E / 45.22389°N 0.29556°E / 45.22389; 0.29556

The Château Trompette is a French château in the commune of Vanxains in Dordogne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region of south-western France.

The current residents are the Riom family.

Presentation[edit]

The Château Trompette is located in the west of the Dordogne department, one kilometre north-west of the town of Vanxains, near the intersection of roads D43 and National Road NR708. It is a private property.

It is made up of a rectangular group of buildings dominated by three towers: one round tower to the north-west and two square towers to the south and the north-east.[1]

History[edit]

The Château was built in the 19th century on the site of an old farm[1]

Galerie[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Base Mérimée: IA24000567 Chateau Trompette, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)