Château de Charnes

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The Château de Charnes is located in the commune of Marigny, in the Allier department, more than a kilometre north of the village. Built mainly in the early 17th century, it retains a 16th-century turret housing a spiral staircase and was enlarged in 1812 (east wing, west gateway, south coach houses). The quadrangular main building (corps de logis) is flanked by square turrets topped with imperial roofs (toits à l'impériale) crowned by polygonal lanterns. The estate also includes a chapel dating from 1720, a dovecote, a 15th–16th-century wooden pavilion near a pond, and a terraced French formal garden created in the 19th century. Owned by the same family since its acquisition by Jean-Baptiste Legros in 1696, the château has been listed as a historic monument (inscrit au titre des monuments historiques) since 1992. Its exterior can be visited freely all year round; the interior can be visited by appointment at certain times of year.