En un regard
Le château en bref
In Jouy-le-Potier, in the Loire Sologne region south of Orléans, Cendray Castle is the centre of a former seigneurial estate that once comprised the lord's residence and several farms. The seigneury is attested in the early fifteenth century, when Guillaume Trenchelion was lord. The original castle suffered a violent fate during the Wars of Religion: it was destroyed by the Huguenots in 1562. The present residence, built of white dressed stone, probably dates from the eighteenth century. It was restored in the nineteenth century, as attested by a pediment escutcheon dated 1853, and then Ernest de Basonnière undertook rebuilding works around 1862. An entrance gate opens the ensemble to the north, while to the south the residence overlooks a vast park with a pond of about sixteen hectares, typical of the water landscapes of the Sologne. The castle is privately owned and is not open to visitors.