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Le château en bref
To the south-east of Orléans, in the commune of Sandillon, the Château de Bardy occupies a site whose name appears very early in the records: a certain Gilo de Bardiaco is mentioned there as early as 1212. The residence seen today, however, is much more recent, as it was built in the first half of the XIXe century.
Classical in composition, it consists of a main residential block flanked by two smaller, lower pavilions. In front of the house stands an octagonal brick dovecote, a characteristic feature of the rural estates of the Orléanais.
The château has had several owners: it belonged to Mr Martine around 1870, and from 1963 onwards to the Suriney family. One singular episode marks its history: in September 1939, at the outbreak of war, it sheltered the Egyptian antiquities of the Musée d'Orléans, drawn from the Auguste Baillet collection, which were removed from the threat of bombing. The château is a private property and is not open to visitors.