16th c.
Construction
Michel de Veyny raises the first château, flanked by two towers, on an estate of the county of Montpensier.
Château de Villemont · Auvergne
Welcome to
Château de Villemont
Five centuries of Auvergne architecture, three decades of patient restoration. Château de Villemont is rising again, stone by stone.
The project
A five-century project,
the work of our time.
The Château de Villemont, in Vensat (Puy-de-Dôme), between Riom and Vichy, was raised in the 16th century by Michel de Veyny, expanded in the 18th by his descendant Gilbert de Veyny, and devastated in July 1958 by a fire that consumed roofs, floors and woodwork. For forty years, vegetation reclaimed what the fire had spared. It has been a listed historic monument since 2012.
In 1995, a group came together to save it. Since then, through patient works carried out under the supervision of the Monuments historiques, the château has been recovering its lines and its breath. Today, this long endeavour continues thanks to patronage, with donations collected by La Demeure Historique.
Five centuries · five chapters
The story of Villemont
c. 1740
Extension
Gilbert de Veyny builds the present château and its horseshoe-shaped outbuildings around the great court of honour.
1958
The fire
On the night of 3–4 July, roofs, beams and floors are lost.
1995
Rescue
The Association forms. First clearings, first weather-tight covers.
2009
Renewal
France's first corporate foundation for a private monument is created.
Before · after
What the stone has given back.
The main building (corps de logis): in 1995 the ruin lies hidden under vegetation; by 2021 it has been cleared. Drag to compare.
The estate from the air, in 1995 and in 2025. Drag to compare.
Support Villemont
Inscribe your name in the stone.
✦
Individuals, companies and cultural partners: your support brings Villemont back to life, stone by stone. Your gift entitles you to a 66% (individuals) or 60% (companies) tax reduction.