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Château de Saint-Augustin is located in the commune of Château-sur-Allier, in the Allier department. From the 15th to the 17th century the seigneury belonged to the La Souche family, before being acquired in 1692 by Michel Cadier, who had a chapel built in 1706 and bought the barony of Veauce in 1703. Around 1730 his son Gilbert Cadier had the old château demolished — its dovecote survives — in order to build the present building in polychrome brick: rectangular in plan, with one storey above the ground floor, flanked by round towers and surrounded by symmetrical outbuildings arranged around a courtyard. Around 1810 Count Chaillon de Jonville converted the estate into a Palladian villa. The interiors retain 18th-century decoration, with stucco work and Louis XV and Louis XVI style panelling, including a fireplace adorned with a liberty tree carved during the Revolution. The château housed a wildlife park from 1967 to 1975, run by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, which closed in 2002. Partially classified as a historic monument (classé) in 1969, with other parts listed (inscrit) in 2006, the château belongs to the family descended from Michel Cadier and is now open to visitors.
