Château des Garennes

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Le château en bref

The Château des Garennes stands in the commune of Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais, in the Allier. The present structures date mainly from the 15th century: originally a fortress flanked by round towers and surrounded by moats, now filled in. At the beginning of the 16th century the estate belonged to Jean de Cuzy, then around 1554 passed to the Charlet family, who settled there around 1689. In 1699 Madeleine Charlet, wife of Charles de Saisbut, inherited it; the Sainsbut des Garennes family, which took its name from the estate, still owns the land and the château. From 1750 until the French Revolution, the château was the seat of a seigneurial court. The interior was remodelled between the late 17th and the early 18th century, and a terrace was added to the east façade in the 19th century, when one tower was converted into a chapel and another into a dovecote. Privately owned, the château is not open to visitors.