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The Château de Valette, in La Bachellerie in Dordogne, is listed by the regional heritage service under the designation ‘maison noble puis château de La Valette’ (noble house, later château de La Valette). A former noble stronghold attested in 1520, it retains a 16th-century front range with a carved doorway and a staircase bearing the arms of the de Valette family. The estate’s official website describes the building as a fortified manor house dating from the 15th century, set on the summit of a hill overlooking its valley, about 9 km from Montignac and the Vézère valley. The former vaulted cellar has been converted into an indoor swimming pool. A privately owned property surrounded by a large estate of woodland, meadows, walnut orchards and truffle plantations, the château now offers bed and breakfast rooms, holiday cottages, and hosts weddings and receptions.