Château de Villaret

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Le château en bref

The former Château de Villaret, in Allenc, is above all a tall five-storey tower, each level containing two large rooms, topped by a dovecote on the top floor. The remains are probably those of a medieval keep, perhaps dating from the 12th century, and oral tradition refers to a feudal castle. A dressed-stone facing was added in 1593; the tower was remodelled in the 17th and 18th centuries. On the first floor it retains a monumental Renaissance-style doorway, large fireplaces, traces of painting and, on the fourth floor, a ceiling with carved mouldings. Listed as a historic monument since 1979, the building belongs to a private company.