Château de Montaigu-le-Blin

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Le château en bref

The Château de Montaigu-le-Blin is a former medieval fortified castle, now in ruins, located in the commune of Montaigu-le-Blin in the Allier department. Built from the 13th–14th century onwards, it consists of a curtain wall flanked by five defensive towers (two large and three small) around a central keep, complemented by a second, lower enclosure that is now badly damaged. The fortress belonged to the Montaigu family until 1439, then to the Chabannes family, who modernised it and had a main residential building (corps de logis) built with a 15th-century moulded doorway; Marshal Jacques II de Chabannes, lord of La Palice, was born there in 1470. At the end of the 16th century, the estate passed to the La Guiche family, who undertook restorations in the 17th century. Threatened with dismantling for the exploitation of its stone, the site was bought in 1974 by four local families to ensure its preservation. Listed (classé) as a historic monument since 1926, the castle can now be visited on guided tours.