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Château de Moléans overlooks the Conie valley, near Châteaudun, from a terrace that may conceal the remains of the medieval castle. The present ensemble dates from the second half of the 16th century, with the outbuildings, the east wing and its south pavilion. From 1754, the north wing was reorganised: the former stair tower disappeared and a bay was added on the courtyard side. In the 19th century, the north façade received a neoclassical treatment, completed by an overhanging gallery, turrets and a smoking room. The interior retains a large drawing room with rocaille woodwork, a dining room and a library hung with a panoramic wallpaper of 1851. A dovecote completes the estate. The grounds have been a listed site since 1989; the façades, roofs and dovecote were registered as historic monuments in 1991, and the outbuildings, the 16th-century pavilion, the interior decorations and the terrace walls were classified in 1994. The château belongs to a société civile immobilière.