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Le château en bref
Nestled in a wooded valley in Monthou-sur-Cher, between Montrichard and Saint-Aignan, the Château du Gué-Péan takes its name from a toll ford crossing the stream on an ancient Roman road. It stands on the square footprint of a Roman camp and later a medieval fortress, rebuilt from 1543 to 1573 for the Alaman family. Three wings and four corner towers form a harmonious ensemble, dominated by the "tour à l'impériale", with its slate dome and sculpted machicolations; a greenhouse serving as a winter garden was added in 1885. The estate then passed to the La Motte-Villebret and Amelot families, and then to the de Cassin family in 1832. Raymond Massiet, a Compagnon de la Libération, acquired it in 1961, before the architect Denis Laming, designer of the Futuroscope, did so. The façades, roofs and access bridge are protected as monuments historiques. Still inhabited, the château offers guided visits, notably during the Journées du patrimoine.