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In Sayat, about ten minutes from Clermont-Ferrand and Riom (Puy-de-Dôme), the Château de Féligonde is a family residence rebuilt in the 16th century and handed down from generation to generation for nearly four centuries. The Pellissier de Féligonde family has been associated with it since the 17th century: in 1666, Mathieu Pellissier de Féligonde acquired a post as conseiller secrétaire du roi at the Cour des aides of Clermont, and the family coat of arms, a pelican feeding its young, dates from 1696. The name is said to derive from the Latin "felix onda", and a nearby spring is, according to legend, believed to promote fertility. The château, with its old masonry, stands within a park of roughly four hectares. Converted into a venue for events about thirty years ago, it is now managed by Alexandra Boyer and her husband, who rent it out for weddings and seminars and offer a gîte within the château.