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Le château en bref
The Château des Périchons, in Poncins (Loire), is first mentioned in 1415 under the name Perrichons. In the 17th century, the La Chaise d'Aix family built an initial residence there in pisé, where François de La Chaise, future confessor to Louis XIV, was born in 1624. Claude-Marcellin Gémier bought the estate in 1697; the present château was built from 1729 to 1744, the year the chapel was completed. A plan dating from 1820 shows extensive formal French gardens. Elevated to a majorat in 1813 for the Gémier family, the property covers 170 hectares. The north wing now houses guest rooms.