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The Château de Ligondès, sometimes called the Château de Ligondeix, stands at the locality of Le Ligondès, in the commune of Chambonchard (Creuse), on the border between the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions. The Ligondès family, originally from Italy, settled in France around 1248; the seigneury depended on the castellany of Évaux and was held from the Dukes of Bourbon. Built in the 13th century, the château retains a central residential block from the 14th century, the oldest part of the building, supplemented in 1443 by a four-storey central keep, then restored in the 15th century with the addition of a bretèche and a bartizan. During the Revolution, the Marquis Georges du Ligondès emigrated and the château was sold in the 19th century. It has been listed on the register of historic monuments by order of 8 December 1962 (elevations and roofs).