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Le château en bref
The Château de Lisledon (or de l'Isledon), in Villemandeur (Loiret), stands on a site linked to a Gaulish oppidum, on an island formed by the Solin. A first rectangular fortress is documented there in the thirteenth century. Destroyed during the Wars of Religion in 1587, it was bought in ruins by Henri Birat (de Birague), who rebuilt it in the Renaissance style between 1613 and 1626. Acquired in 1863–1864 by Adolphe Cochery, it received a ‘troubadour’ decor inspired by Neo-Gothic architecture (pepperpot turrets, decorative machicolations). The commune of Villemandeur bought it in 1978 and restored it after the fire of 1989 to make it a cultural venue.