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Château du Muguet is located in Breteau, in the south-east of the Loiret department. Built in 1862–1863 for Henri de Chasseval by the architect Arthur Froelicher, it takes its neo-Louis XIII style from a château in Kernevez, Finistère, designed by Joseph-Antoine Froelicher. Built of brick and stone, it is distinguished by a polygonal projecting bay crowned by a very tall bell-shaped turret, and its ground-floor rooms retain their original decoration. The outbuildings are arranged around a covered courtyard housing stables, a saddle room and carriage houses. In June 1940, General Weygand set up his headquarters here, and on 11 and 12 June the château hosted the Briare Conference, the penultimate meeting of the Supreme Allied War Council, attended by Winston Churchill, Paul Reynaud and Charles de Gaulle. The château and its stables have been listed as monuments historiques since 1991. It belongs to a private company and should not be confused with the neighbouring Domaine du Vieux Muguet.