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Le château en bref
At Mézières-lez-Cléry, south of the Loire between Orléans and Beaugency, the château is the seat of a former barony whose history is traced through a succession of families. The estate belonged to the Bernard family in the 15th and 16th centuries, then passed to the Duchon and Lenoir families. In 1803 it was acquired by the geologist de Lockhart, before coming by inheritance, at the beginning of the 20th century, to the d'Orsanne and de Larnage families. The present château dates from the 17th century; it replaced an earlier residence of which a dovecote survives, attested as early as 1640. In 1883 the architect Clément Parent restored it in a neo-Louis XIII style. The main façade, thirteen bays long, opens onto terraces by way of flights of steps, and the interior retains its panelling, while a landscaped park surrounds the house. To our knowledge, the château does not benefit from protection as a monument historique. It is a private residence and is not open to visitors.