Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Cher

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Le château en bref

The Château de Châteauneuf-sur-Cher, built in the 11th century to control the Cher valley, belonged successively to the feudal families of Déols-Châteauroux and then of Culan, before being acquired in 1564 by Claude II de L'Aubespine. Set on fire by Protestants in 1569 during the Wars of Religion, it was rebuilt in the 16th century in a "masterful arrangement, characteristic of the classical Renaissance", with interior sculptures attributed to Germain Pilon; its west façade rises to 30 metres. Seized and handed over to Colbert under Louis XIV, then sold to the Count of Pontchartrain (1715) and to the Marquis de L'Hôpital (1739), it became national property in 1793 and was acquired by Claude Caroillon des Tillières. The residence of the Dukes of Maillé from 1845 into the 20th century, it was divided into 60 co-owned apartments by a developer between 2001 and 2006, before a gradual restoration led by Claude and Mireille Charrier began in 2015. Listed (inscrit) as a Monument Historique since 1929, the buildings, park and outbuildings as a whole have been protected since June 2021.