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The Château de Château-Arnoux, in the commune of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban (Alpes-de-Haute-Provence), was built from 1515 onwards by the lord Pierre de Glandevès. A rare example of Renaissance architecture in the region, it combines features of a fortified house, such as machicolations, arrow slits and four defensive towers, with mullioned windows and a monumental staircase adorned with sixteen mythological statuettes attributed to a Florentine artist. The ground floor retains a Gothic character, while the upper levels belong to the Renaissance style. Originally, the main entrance opened to the north onto a tree-lined bridle path linking the château to the Font-Robert farm. The commune of Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban bought the building in 1947; it has since housed the municipal services and serves as the town hall. The staircase turret and its sculpted decoration were listed as historic monuments (classé) by decree of 28 November 1969, while the façades and roofs were registered (inscrit) by decree of 1 December 1969.