Montbrun Castle

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Le château en bref

Montbrun Castle stands in the commune of Dournazac (Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine). The site has been occupied since the 11th century, as evidenced by a neighbouring motte castrale; in 1199, the lord Pierre Brun took part in the defence of the castle of Châlus-Chabrol during the siege in which Richard the Lionheart died. A stone castle with a Romanesque keep was built in the 12th century, burned, and then rebuilt in the 15th century. Looted during the Revolution and restored in the 19th century, it suffered another fire in 1917. Acquired in 1995 by the Dutchman Maarten Joost Lamers, who lives there and restores it, the 168-hectare estate was put up for sale in 2023 for 30 million euros. The castle, whose interiors are listed and whose exterior is classified as a monument historique, served as a setting for the film Les Visiteurs (1993).