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Veygoux Manor, in Charbonnières-les-Varennes (Puy-de-Dôme), was built in 1623 in the Louis XIII style, on the occasion of the marriage of Sylvaine de Brosson and Annet des Aix. It remained the fief of the Desaix family from 1623 to 1880, the last owner being Casimir Marie Desaix, nephew of the general. Confiscated as an émigré's property in 1793, it was bought back by the family for 85,000 livres. General Louis-Charles-Antoine Desaix was deeply attached to it, writing: « Je n'oublie pas qu'à la fin de toutes les charges, des emplois et des honneurs, Veygoux, ses champs et ses bruyères seront ma récompense. » Owned by the commune of Charbonnières since 1997, the manor now houses a tourist and cultural site devoted to the French Revolution, with interactive exhibitions on General Desaix's campaigns, augmented reality displays and a playful trail for young visitors.