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Château de Clusors stands about one kilometre north-east of the village of Saint-Menoux (Allier), along the Agonges road, on a former castral motte facing the village and bordering the Bagnolet forest. The site was fortified between the 14th and 15th centuries, during the Hundred Years' War; in 1569, the cosmographer Nicolas de Nicolay described it as a fortified castle (château fort). According to the historic monument listing notice, the present residence (logis), with its square stair turret, and the outer enclosure flanked by round towers date mainly from the late 15th century, with later campaigns in the 16th and 19th centuries, including the addition of a Neo-Gothic west wing. In the time of Louis XIV, the estate belonged notably to Pierre Feydeau, grand master of waters and forests and lord of Clusors; a letter by Madame de Montespan also mentions stays in the region. The same family has owned it since 1844. The complex also includes a covered market hall, a former granary, a dovecote, an arcaded house and farm buildings arranged around a courtyard. Listed as a historic monument since 10 September 2012 (Mérimée reference PA03000048), the château now offers bed-and-breakfast rooms.
