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Le château en bref
The dovecote of Châteauvillain, dated 1644, stands to the east of the former château, whose polygonal medieval keep is the principal surviving remnant. Circular in plan, it measures about 12 m in diameter and 13 m in height. It is roofed with a pepper-pot roof, pierced by two dormer windows with pilasters and composite capitals, and it partly retains its original white render. The oak framing comprises three superimposed tie-beam levels (enrayures) joined with pegs and wedges. Local documentation credits it with some 3,000 nesting boxes (boulins) and describes it as probably one of the largest of its kind in north-eastern France; the number of pigeon pairs reflected the lord's wealth. It has been listed as a monument historique in its entirety since the order of 5 June 2019.