Château de Blanzat

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Le château en bref

The Château de Blanzat stands in the south of the commune of Chareil-Cintrat, in the Allier, on the left bank of the Bouble. The estate comprises an old fortified castle (the "Petit Blanzat"), with a fortified house flanked by two towers dating from the 15th–16th centuries, as well as a new château built in the 16th–17th centuries by the Rouher family close to the older building, which was then gradually abandoned. The estate passed through the hands of several families: Bienvenue Pille and Guillaume de Les Vaux in the early 16th century, then Gilbert Rouher, then François Chrétien, who around 1620 united the lands of Blanzat and La Rivière. Before the Revolution, it belonged to the Marquis d'Ussel. Sold as national property during the Revolution, it was acquired by Claude Raynaud, father of Pierre-Hippolyte Raynaud, deputy for the Allier. The whole estate, comprising the old château, a farm with living quarters, the new château, a garden and their outbuildings, has been listed (inscrit) as a historic monument since 11 October 2004. A private property, the château is not open to visitors but can be seen from the outside.