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The Château de Clavières, at Ayrens in the Cantal, occupied a fortified site from as early as the 12th–13th century, which was destroyed in the 16th century. A neo-medieval composition in the Troubadour style succeeded it, before being restored in 1760 by Étienne de Salle du Doux. Later ravaged by fire, the château survives today only as remains, on an abandoned site. According to the château's stained-glass windows, the families of Guirbault, de Giscard, de Montarnal, de Cardaillac, de Brachet, de Montrognon, Capelle and de Salle du Doux succeeded one another there; the Duke of La Salle de Rochemaure, an Occitan writer, is among its most notable occupants. The ensemble comprised six vaults, two halls and rooms roofed with slate tiles (ardouèzes), pavilions, outbuildings and a park with a pond and a stream, reached through a monumental gateway.