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The Château de La Charnée is located in Le Veurdre, in the Allier department, about 2.4 km south-east of the village centre. The fief is recorded as early as the late 13th century, with the mention of a sale of land by Aimon de Colengi in 1298. The estate was acquired by Gilbert Alarose in 1667, then passed by marriage to the Jourdier family in the 18th century. The present building was constructed around 1785 on the initiative of a member of this family, king's prosecutor (procureur du roi) at the royal bailiwick of the Nivernais. It consists of a central two-storey main block topped by an attic, in the Classical style, pierced by five openings and crowned by a triangular pediment. Two wings set at right angles were added around 1840. The château remains private property and is not open to visitors.