Château de Demoret

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Château de Demoret, in Trévol (Allier), is a Neo-Gothic residence (logis) surrounded by moats. The present building, constructed in the 19th century under the direction of the architect M. Dadolla over some fifteen years, is inspired by the ducal palace of Nevers; it stands on the vaulted cellars and pillars of the former medieval château. The site is attested from the 14th century as a fief of the Demoret family, among them Jean Demoret, procurator general of the Bourbonnais, who died in 1362. The lordship then passed to Antoine de Montjournal (1482), then to Pierre de Bonnay (1503), before falling to the Coiffier family in the 17th century; Simon de Coiffier de Moret (1764–1826), who became a deputy and a rector of an academy, was a notable descendant. The original chestnut roof frame carried a campanile on the central tower and four carved wooden dormers. A fire on 25 April 1975 destroyed this roof frame, the whole of the second floor and the attics; the height of the roof was then reduced by four metres. Still privately owned, the château de Demoret is not open to the public.