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Le château en bref
Bostfranchet Castle is located in the commune of Saillant, in the Puy-de-Dôme. Occupied from the 12th century onwards by the Pelet family, it was the cradle of the Beaufranchet lineage. Under Charles I, Duke of Bourbon from 1434 to 1456, the residence was fortified with crenellated walls, towers and moats. This country manor house had two storeys, two towers and two corner turrets on its eastern side; on the ground floor were a vaulted cellar and a large kitchen with a fireplace, while the upper floor contained two state rooms. In 1636, Antoine de Beaufranchet married Bonne Rochette and settled at Ayat; the estate was sold in 1641 to Jean Calemard, then belonged to Balthazard de La Roue before 1687. Gradually demolished during the 19th century, particularly between 1883 and 1894, the castle was bought back in ruins by descendants of the Beaufranchet family in 1895. Only one ruined tower survives and, in the courtyard of a farm, a well decorated with the Beaufranchet coat of arms; a doorframe has been moved to the village centre.