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The Château de Villeblain, located in the hamlet of Villeblain in the commune of Chacrise (Aisne), originated from a nearby feudal motte. Its square tower, the oldest surviving element, dates from the early 16th century. In the 16th century, the seigneury of Villeblain belonged to the de Lizine family; it came under the seigneurial jurisdiction of the Abbey of Notre-Dame de Soissons until the French Revolution, and was often held together with the neighbouring fiefs of Faÿ and Mesmin by a single owner. A former stable-orangery survives on the other side of the street. During the First World War, a military depot was set up at the Faÿ mill, which belonged to the château, where four French soldiers were executed on 20 June 1917. The château's tower, now privately owned, has been listed as a historic monument (inscrit) since 1928.