Château de Sermet

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The Château de Sermet, in Loubéjac in the Dordogne, has its origins in the 13th–14th centuries; its name is said to be linked to the Sarmatians, a nomadic people from Central Asia, as swords belonging to this people have been found in the area. Loyal to the French throne during the Hundred Years' War (1352), the lords of Sermet relinquished the estate through inheritance at the beginning of the 16th century. In 1929 the English Hayters family acquired it, before being forced to abandon it during the German invasion of June 1940; the French army and then the Resistance (Parrot group, 1944) were subsequently based there. The château today houses the Club des Autos, an automobile-themed hotel-restaurant offering rooms, a restaurant and function rooms for hire for events; in the past it housed a Bugatti T37.