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The Château de Caunelles, in the estate of the same name at Juvignac (Hérault), succeeded a chapel built as early as 1263. It became a noble property during the Renaissance and was acquired around 1595 by Jean Hucher, ennobled by Henry IV and appointed physician in ordinary to the king in 1598. The Ducher family, several members of which held consular and administrative offices in Montpellier, remained there until the estate was sold in 1790. In the 18th century, the Renaissance building was converted into a pleasure house in the style of the Montpellier folies, though it retained a few original mullioned windows. The estate, comprising the château, gardens, park, chapel, orangery and gardener's house with dovecote, is listed as a historic monument. It is today a wine-producing property in the Languedoc appellation, Saint-Georges-d'Orques designation.