Château du Chambon

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The Château du Chambon is located in the commune of Saint-Rémy-en-Rollat, in the Allier department. The fief is attested as early as the 13th century; the present château, a small building on an almost square plan flanked by four round towers and set on a motte surrounded by moats, was built in the 14th or 15th century. It belonged successively to several families, including Raoul de Chaussecourte in 1240, the Régnier family in the early 17th century, the powerful Apchon family, then the Foudras and Coutanson families. The property of the Mascrony family was seized and sold as national property (biens nationaux) during the Revolution. Converted into a farmhouse in the 18th century, the château was supplemented with farm buildings (barns, cattle sheds) in the 19th century. The façades and roofs were registered as historic monuments by decree of 29 July 1977. Now a private property in poor condition, it cannot be visited and can only be viewed from outside.