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Le château en bref
The Château des Lions, in Santeny (Val-de-Marne), was a fief belonging first to Cossigny and then, at the beginning of the seventeenth century, to the Lions family. In 1766 the fief was divided, and Louis Richard, lord of Les Lions, sold the château and park. Confiscated as national property during the Revolution, it was bought by the de Besse family, who had the farm partly rebuilt in 1820 by the architect Pagnierre. The original château was largely demolished, and only the west wing survives, together with a fine dovecote. A private residence, it is not open to visitors.