Château de Dampierre-en-Burly

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Le château en bref

In the XVth and XVIth centuries, the Dampierre-en-Burly estate belonged to the Cugnac family, who obtained the barony in 1598 and then the marquisate in 1616. The estate was seized and sold as early as 1628. The XVIIth-century château, decorated with the participation of Michel Dorigny, was destroyed during the Revolution and rebuilt in the XIXth century. Only the Pavillon de l'Horloge survives from the earlier building; it serves as the entrance and was listed as a monument historique in 1928, together with four annexe pavilions. In 1826, the agronomist Amédée de Béhague settled there and built up an estate of 2,000 hectares, which was subsequently passed to the de Ganay family.