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Le château en bref
The Château de Saligny stands at the entrance to the village of Saligny-sur-Roudon, in the Allier department, on the banks of the Roudon. Its keep, known as the “Tour des Lourdins”, dates back to the 14th century; a main residential wing decorated with Renaissance dormers was added in the 15th and 16th centuries, while the courtyard façade, the entrance pavilion and outbuildings were built at the beginning of the 17th century (1604). The ensemble, arranged in a horseshoe around an inner courtyard, is surrounded by water-filled moats. The interior retains a Gothic fireplace and a Renaissance fireplace, Versailles-pattern parquet flooring, wall paintings, coffered ceilings, as well as an atlas and a caryatid adorning the staircase. Having passed around 1240 to the Châtel-Randan family and then around 1437 to the Coligny-le-Vieux-Andelot family, the château was substantially enlarged in the 16th century under Marc Lourdin de Coligny-Saligny. It remained in this family until the middle of the 18th century, before being ceded in 1746 to Jean-Jacques de Beausobre and then sold in 1755 to the financier Jean Pâris de Monmartel. It subsequently passed to the Micault de Courbeton, Veyrac and Saint-Georges families and then, since 1834, to the Collas de Châtelperron and Jehannot d'Huriel de Bartillat families. The entire site, including the garden, its sculptures (among them a statue of Hercules) and the hydraulic system of the ornamental ponds, has been listed as a historic monument (inscrit) since 2008. The château is now owned by private owners; the grounds can be explored freely along a laid-out path, and the interior can be discovered on guided tours by prior reservation.
