Abandoned-France, Chateau de Bagnac 

I loved the way you put the photographs in the video so we could see how the building has changed. Thankyou.

something like this really needs to be restored, it's absolutely amazing for me

Merci pour la visite, qu'elle tristesse de voir cela il était si beau CE CHATEAU ......voila la France d'aujourd'hui.............

My Gran Dad, was born in St Bonnet, He returned for his retirement, and died in 1971. Every summer, we're used to spend some weeks with him, in his family home. Once he drove us (me and my brothers) to this place and we had a look around and inside. It was in the late 60s. I remember a big room with a huge stoned fireplace, we were so sad about this place at that time. And to see it now in 2014 really shocked me, there's only the outer walls left. All the wooden floor has collapsed 😪

It's an historical and ancient place with beautiful background too.Keep safe and have a wonderful day. .

It's a shame that some of the architetural featurs cannnot be taken and saved. The stonework is amazing.

Poor Chateau, in a state of profound decay.

to imagine the work that went into creating that is mind boggling. that type of craftsmanship is almost completely lost. that skill will pone day be unknown, if we do not educate and apprenticeship people to learn these crafts and to pass them on. what a waste.

sadness and sorrow! Desolation! What a waste to have let such a wonderful monument fall into disrepair! Thanks for sharing! / Tristesse et Chagrin! Désolation! Quel gâchis d'avoir laisser un aussi merveilleux monuments tomber en ruine! Merci du partage!

it makes me so sad seeing this beauitiful chateau like this. I really want to restore this now just thinking how beautiful it would have been living there when it was first built

Beautiful video of this wonderful castle ! But it is so sad that it was ruined

Days gone by and lives once lived in this beautiful place. Unreal. Thanks!

En Belgique ils détruisent les châteaux (le scandale du château de miranda) encore plus triste !!!

Très beau château, malheureusement laissé à l'abandon. Les sculptures sur pierre sont superbes (cf. le linteau de la cheminée) On dirait que l'intérieur a été vandalisé par endroits, dommage. Qu'attendent les pouvoirs publics , état, région, département, monuments historiques et j'en passe, pour acquérir et restaurer cette merveille, patrimoine culturel corollaire de notre histoire?

For those who want to see it, it's in Saint-Bonnet-de-Bellac (Haute-Vienne).

Another piece of art going into the drain , terrible end of times for france!

thank you so much its so lovely and will never be forgotten while people like you are cherishing its memory thanks again

absolutely incredible , sadly to see this historical building falling apart

Il restera majestueux jusqu'au bout.

merci pour la visite !

Thanks John S for documenting this notable site before it is completely lost. Like many others who have comment ed, I find there is sadness here.

i live near this place i to am very intrested in old places and abandend houses time capsuals thankyou for this its great

Quand je vois ces chefs ( d'oeuvres en périls comme cela ;je pense a ceux qui ont construit ,ces merveilles avec amour du travail bien fait ,sans congé payé ,dur labeur Aujourd'hui que sont devenus ces hommes de 35 heures par semaine ,pas grand choses resteront plus de 30 ans debout , C'est ce manque de respect envers nos ancêtres laborieux ,qui me peine ,je pense toujours à eux ,

Merci John..... Here too in the Pyrénées Mountains, loads of abandoned projects

Pensées d'amour Le vieux château des milles roses Il est difficile de décrire mes sentiments quand je regarde ces images de luxueuses et vastes demeures anciennes êtres ainsi abandonnées à leur sort, lourdes de leur passé glorieux et enchanteur. Par un sort et malheureux parcours dont je préfère vous épargner le récit, j'ai eu quand même la chance de grandir et être immergée dans cette culture que j'affectionne profondément, envers laquelle je porte un regard autant critique que regrettable, triste, quand je contemple cette négligence et ce laisser-aller de la population occidentale en voie de perte... On ne peut être attristée que lorsque l'on a aimé une chose sincèrement. "En voie de ruine..." comme ces magnifiques châteaux et manoirs, demeures royales, qui se vident de vie à cause du manque d'amour culturel ou au manque d'argent. J'aime ces vieilles demeures, oui, elles font parties des choses qui m'émerveillent le plus en tant qu'humain dans ce monde. Et sans doute que cette fascination resterait pareille même si j'avais grandi en Chine, mon pays natale et culture d'origine pourtant si différente de celle occidentale. Ces vieilles maisons pleines de souvenirs merveilleux comme les déchéances les plus terribles, enferment désormais entre leurs centaines de murs leurs mystères et passé. Emportant dans leurs décombres et poussière, les rires d'enfants et les sourires des tendres époux... Je suis chinoise, et pourtant, garde dans mon âme cet amour et fascination de ces anciennes demeures occidentales. La fascination que l'on porte pour une culture doit-elle être emprisonnée dans les limites de nos origines ou frontières culturelles ? Pourquoi tout se barre ? Comme cette crise qui nous tombe dessus sans que l'on ne s'y attende, comme une trahison qui nous arrive de l'autre bout du monde. Où a-t-on merdé ? Ou est-ce la faute à ce mondialisme corrupteur et appauvrissant ? Pourquoi nos vies, comme nos maisons, comme ces magnifiques châteaux partent-ils ainsi en ruine ? Serait-ce le désamour de cette culture occidentale envers sa propre patrie, envers ses propres trésors et héritage qui causerait la perte lente et silencieuse de cette civilisation fière et belle ? Comme une honte intime, de savoir que cette beauté et aussi le fruit de centaines d'années d'esclavage et pillages coloniales ? Est-cela, le prix lourd à payer des égalités sociales et de la démocratie pour tous ? Pour que le seigneur de domaine s'aligne côte à côte nu aux côtés de l'ouvrier lors de la Gay Pride, ou bras dessus bras dessous pendant les manifs "libertés démocratiques pour tous" ? Et pourtant, je vous le demande, Dieu, si vous entendez les gémissements de mon cœur, de nous épargnez la perte de ces vieux châteaux et de leurs jardins où poussent ces merveilleuses roses, ces reliques d'une histoire si chères à l'Occident et au monde.

So lovely, the interior must have been amazing!

Please correct me if I were wrong. The stone works were very well crafted by skillful craftsmen. But the builder used a mixture of 2nd grade, or maybe the 3rd grade bricks, stones and sands to build the wall which did not last long. Besides, according to the oriental Fung Shui saying, the out-of- proportion design of this building brings bad fortune to the owners who ended up without heir to succeed and left it to the hands of the next person who died too soon. Thank you so much for making such a nice video. Otherwise, I would never have a chance to see this chateau.

Que c'est triste de laisser un si beau château dans l'oubli, abandonné. A l'origine, il devait être magnifique. L'architecture est jolie encore par endroit. Mon dieu, c'est vraiment dommage.😐😑

An easy 2 million euros to restore that once beautiful chateau properly. Can't skimp on renovations in a building like that because if it isn't extremely intact and solid, it can crush and kill you. But this one is gorgeous, what's left of it, has incredible potential if you've got the $$$ and 10 years. To my assessment, it looks like it needs to be fully blueprinted, measured, photographed, and a model made of it. Then dismantle the whole property, piece by piece, and rebuild it exactly as it was using as much of the old as possible. Below the cement "siding", the construction is a bunch of crumbling brick like stones. Can't just patch up those massive cracks or repoint/mortar those building stones, it needs to be rebuilt to be "indestructible". The architectural detail is magnificent, but I wonder if this property had a tragic past, seems like something is hovering over it, like some bad memories or tragic incidents. The history of these is always fascinating.

quelle tristesse!

I went there in 2005 but it its got a presivation order on it....superb place...it looks a bit more shabby now such a shame.Its only one hundred years old...(near Belac )....

Hi John, could you please post an updated video of this place in 2023?

Pas possible de voir une merveille pareille tomber en ruine . A traverser des siecles presque un millénaire , il faut sauver ce patrimoine . Que fait l etat ? Y a Bern qui essaye ...mais ca fait mal au cœur 💔 en attendant . Merci beaucoup pour la vidéo très bien filmée

Great place, thank you.

Although the walls lay bare and in silence, this beauty still stands tall.

Such a shame what a magnificent structure, would be gorgeous to see it restored to its former glory. I'd love to buy it and bring it back and live in it and love it

Thanks Mr john

Que lástima verle derruido con el esplendor que habrá tenido en otra época. Cualquier tiempo pasado fue mejor.😢

What a shame. How does anyone leave abandoned a beautiful French chateau ? That's a rhetorical question.

C'est quand même dommage de laisser de telles oeuvres , tomber en ruine :(

je viens juste de découvrir ta chaîne, je suis déjà fan. ça me plairait d'avoir qq adresses, j'ai du mal à trouver des spots comme ça... en tout cas très bonne chaîne, ça fait plaisir de voir un urbexer français qui fait des vrais bonnes vidéos, la plupart ils passent leur temps à faire des commentaire débiles ou à montrer leur gueule plutôt que les lieux visités et ils savent ni filmer ni monter

Procédure d'abandon manifeste : Quand un bien menace ruine, péril, la Mairie peut rassembler des témoignages ou justificatifs (impôts fonciers non payés, par exemple) comme quoi ce bien immobilier est abandonné depuis au moins 30 ans. La Mairie écrit à la dernière adresse indiquée du propriétaire, d'après le Cadastre ou les impôts fonciers, en Lettre recommandée avec accusé de réception, et affiche copie de cette lettre : devant la Mairie, et sur la porte de la maison abandonnée. Si, au bout d'un an, aucune réponse n'a été obtenue, la Mairie peut s'attribuer cette maison pour l'usage qu'elle jugera bon.

Makes me sad to see what once such a beautiful structure be lost to the elements.

Incredibly sad. I hope someone restores this to its former glory.

Amazing how the rooves only seemed to take a century to deprecate to seed. Someone evidently lived here then as the 1900 image shows a tended garden and a healthy bastiment overall. I love the tall central tower. It reminds me of an XVIIIth c. english "gothik" folly. Thanks for uploading this. *You rock* . 🥌

thank you so much for your help who noes one day we might bump into you take care caroline tommasi

what family hasn't had a Tradgedy before...what could be so great to cause a WHOLE family to ABANDON This beautiful place. a place that was historical and took a lot of time and money to build. NAH,something is wrong here. there is much more to the story that JUST a family tragedy. the ONLY and REAL tragedy here is that THIS PLACE was ABANDONED.

Poignant. Notre passé (le présent n'en étant qu'une prolongation) se meurt sous nos yeux.

It's such a shame the France has such high taxes and should have a special program for projects such as these so people who want to restore them to their former glory can do so.So much history and lost art are being lost to time.

Heartbreakingly beautiful...still ! Thanks so much!👍🧟👁️🧛🐱🧙🕊️🕊️🕊️

Peccato, dispiace vedere tutto abbandonato, anche in Italia ci sono posti abbandonati ciao grazie per il video

Very beautiful place !

The fact that the French have let this magnificent piece of work go back to Nature is just criminal. They need to get their act together.

The chateau could be sold like Chateau la Mothe Chandenier! To many, many owners!

Me apasionan los castillos, me gustaría que se restauren los techos con materiales no perecibles como roca o madera plástica.

Как печально! Прекрасные архитектурные здания разрушаются, а коробки строятся! 😔

C'est dommage ce château laisse a l'abandon....une partie du patrimoine qui disparaît. Pas de propriétaire ?

The most beautiful building on earth..

restaurem estas maravilhas por favor coisa mais linda do mundo nào abandonem este lindo palacio viva a frança

Stumbled on this video, note it was posted in 2014. If anyone knows if any effort has been made to restore this property, please post. What a shame to allow it to sink into total ruin.

My dream project the silhouette is beautiful like a Disney castle imagine restoring it and projecting on your it with fireworks display....

sorry for your friend! shot there?

I can see the family falling in hard times after the WWII. There are a fews things that might be saved, but the structure itself does not look like it would make it. What is the history of the family that owned the structure?

What a shame that an elderly lady who grew up here owns it, has bad memories of it, and just wants it to crumble and won't get rid of it to someone who would love and care for it. So sad

Looks like one of those abandoned castles in the Witcher 3, amazing!

…And so nature has taketh back her land.

Deseo decreto y atraigo para mi.vida un Castillo como este asi.es amen.amen.amen.

Its the beautiful chateau,....why be abandoned.....? I love see the chateau....its very amazing to me

Beautiful old chateau , not understanding Roman Numerals about the year .Would love to buy this when I can collect my retirement funds in 7 years..

Sauver ce beau château . Une âme anglaise please.

Magnifiques ces châteaux ils sont pas à vendre

Eu quero! 👒👑

This 15th/16th century chateau could've been abandoned because it might have been seized by the royal house of Bourbon later in the 18th century. A lot of noble families who were either offshoots of the previous royal houses of Valois and Capet were stripped of land and estates for possessing that royal blood which "threatened" the Bourbons.

Hermoso, se vende?

Triste tres triste sa me fais mal au coeur .

Why does France have so many abandoned Chateau's and homes....? I heard that if someone dies & they leave the home to no one, or they can't find any living heirs, the home just sits empty forever. Is this true?

sa fait mal au coeur de voir se délabré de tel edifice honte a se qui nous gouvernes

Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire Love his piano . Lovely place but so sad.

are these the only ones you have done ive been living and working in france for the last 14 years last year my husband retired and now we are free so i want to go around france and explore all the abandand houses and chateau so i wonderd do you no of any that we can start with please we are next to montmorrilon so 86 or 87 thankyou

TOO TOO SAD to watch. all that History going to hell so sad

Someone would be interested in ristoring this magnificent piece of history?

fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Bagnac ce château, sur Wikipédia

Very beautiful and very sad to see it in this state. Do you or anyone you know ever go to St. Didier near Valence?

where can you ask to buy this place? thanks

I was recently told that the old lady had died and since been sold.

Good film.

I wonder if govt property taxes forced the owners to abandon this place. (as other owners may be abandoning these pieces of history) If that is true, it is a crime against history.

What song/composer is it?

Quelle "family tragedy" ?

Nicely done ✅

Very very nice.

Amazing!

A Very sad sight, such a beautiful building left to ruin, the govt should take posession it and convert it to serve their purpose.

You can buy places like this in great shape for 3-5 million in France. This would cost way more than that to restore it. Which is why no one will. I like every part of it accept for that ridiculously tall skinny tower its proportions are all wrong.

Always comments about why or how anyone could let this happen to such an amazing place or why hasn't anyone restored it. I can tell you why, it doesn't make sense to restore these places, they are to much upkeep and you would wind up losing massive amounts of $$. The only way these would get restored is if you had an extra million or 2 sitting around and wanted to make it your very costly home.

You need to slow your camera scan down. The view gets neither time to enjoy nor appreciate the beauty of the place. Go do this video again . . . but SLOWER this time.

i faut le donner gratis à celui qui veut bien le restaurer.çà se fait;

Comment s'appelle la deuxième chanson?

Abandoned since the 1940s. The sad derelict remains of "Chateau de Bagnac" beyond saving. Would cost millions of euros to re build and restore.

In Estonia 160 castles or big housis -200 000 do 3 miljons euro on sells..... .🤔.....