Château de la Chassaigne

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Le château en bref

The Château de la Chassaigne stands in the commune of Chevagnes, in the Allier, to the south-east of the built-up area, close to the hamlet of Les Dreniaux. An earlier residence already existed in 1503, when the squire Anthoine de Thony acknowledged his possession of the estate to Anne of France, Duchess of Bourbon; the property then comprised houses, barns, cowsheds, meadows, fields, warrens and woods. The present building, constructed in the 16th and 17th centuries, is distinguished by square towers of decorative brick on several levels. In the 18th century the estate belonged to the de la Fosse family: on 23 January 1787, Charles de la Fosse, son of Pierre de la Fosse, a former supplier to the royal navy, was married there. The château remains private property.