Château des Prugnes

En un regard

Le château en bref

The Château des Prugnes, on the heights of Vallon-en-Sully in the Allier department, stands on medieval foundations from the 12th–13th centuries, still visible in the south-west wing of the present building. In 1642, the lands of Les Prugnes belonged to Jean Denys, sieur des Prugnes. In the 18th century, the estate passed to the Alexandre de Beausson family and was then acquired by Jean-Baptiste Villatte. The château later became the residence of Robert Villatte des Prugnes, a naturalist writer. The present building, in the Gothic Revival style, retains a half-timbered entrance pavilion and outbuildings dating from the late 19th century. Privately owned, it is not open to visitors but can be seen from the outside.