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Le château en bref
Documented since at least 1423, the Château du Chier (or Chet) de Barmont, in the hamlet of Le Chet in the commune of Saint-Avit-de-Tardes (Creuse), was originally a defensive fortified castle. In the early 19th century, General Jean-Louis-Brigitte Espagne (who died in 1809 at the Battle of Essling and whose name is inscribed on the Arc de Triomphe) had the wall-walk removed and numerous windows opened up to turn it into a country residence. The interior retains remarkable wood panelling by the Auvergne sculptor Simon Bauer, who also worked at the Moutier d'Ahun; Alexandre Dumas's father is said to have stayed there. Having remained in the same family for two centuries until 2009, it has since been restored by its current owners, Christian and Michelle Malveau.