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The Château de Grandsagne, in Bonnat (Creuse), passed into the possession of the Ajasson family in the Middle Ages through the marriage of Guyot Ajasson to Jacqueline de Barbançois; it was set on fire several times during the Hundred Years' War. Refortified from 1584 onwards by Hector Ajasson during the Wars of Religion, it acquired most of its present appearance during a building campaign carried out in 1597 (some sources also mention alterations around 1755). Its north tower, which collapsed around 1820, was rebuilt in 1926 by the architect Albert Laprade. The garden is said to have been designed by André Le Nôtre in the 17th century. The scientist Stéphane Ajasson de Grandsagne, who received George Sand there in 1828, is a notable figure in the history of the estate. A private property still held by the same family and visible from the outside, the château now offers four guest rooms (Rose, Myosotis, Agapanthe, Lys).