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The Château de Joviac, in the commune of Rochemaure in the Ardèche, is a noble residence built from 1594 onwards, in the late 16th and early 17th centuries, around a mid-16th-century square keep fortified by Jacques d'Hilaire. In 1608, King Henry IV praised the latter's qualities, "as much of the pen as of the sword". The estate stands out for the ensemble of its preserved agricultural outbuildings: chapel, orangery, silk-throwing mill, bread oven, stables and fishpond. In 1660, an innovative hydraulic system, including an arcaded aqueduct crossing the park, was installed to ensure year-round silk production. The château's façades and roofs have been listed (inscrits) as historic monuments since 13 October 1971, the outbuildings, enclosure wall and chapel since 17 July 1990, and the hydraulic system has been classified (classé) since 2 July 2001.