Château des Alliers

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The Château des Alliers is located south-east of the village of Meaulne, in the commune of Meaulne-Vitray (Allier), on the edge of the Forest of Tronçais and the Cher valley. Designed in the 17th century as a hunting lodge, the building was enlarged with two wings ending in corner pavilions. The present building is what remains of a larger complex, which originally included outbuildings framing a central courtyard; it functioned more as a country retreat than as the seat of a major seigneury. In the 19th century, a Madame du Taillant received guests there, notably the Duke of Morny. The maternal grandparents of the philosopher Jacques Chevalier lived there at the end of the century, and General Georges Chevalier later became its owner. From 1950 to the late 1970s, it was owned by Céline Rossi-Sireyjol, who was buried there by special prefectural dispensation. The castle remains private property today; it is neither listed nor registered as a historic monument, and is visible from the road but closed to visitors.