Château de Chappes

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Le château en bref

The Château de Chappes is a fortified castle located in Ferrières-sur-Sichon, in the Allier department, about 25 km south-east of Vichy. Built in the early 15th century, it forms a quadrilateral of three storeys plus attics, originally flanked by four round towers, two of which have since disappeared, the whole surrounded by moats fed by a canal. The west façade is marked by a semi-projecting stair turret. Living quarters and outbuildings frame a central courtyard. In the early 18th century, some ground-floor rooms were fitted with Louis XIV-style wood panelling, while the first floor retains 15th-century stone fireplaces. The castle, which is privately owned, has been partly registered as a historic monument since 1992.