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The Château de Malgaray is a former fortified house (maison forte) located in the commune of Arlebosc, in the Ardèche. Originally built on a rectangular plan over two levels, it retained defensive features typical of a fortified rural residence: high enclosure walls, loopholes and two fortified gates. The original building had five rooms, including a kitchen, a reception room, bedrooms, a cellar and an attic. The property is mentioned as early as 1427, when it was occupied by the notary Pierre Gros, and then passed through the hands of several families, including the Sahune, Clavières, Bar, Burine, Bonnaud and Monteils. Acquired in 1714 by Jean Rouchet, it underwent major works between 1714 and 1728: a corridor and two additional apartments were added and the roof was entirely rebuilt. Around 1870, an owner named Chazotte carried out further repairs and modernisation, creating farm buildings and a terraced entrance. In 1905 the property passed to Henri Sonnier de la Roissière and his wife Marguerite de Chazotte. Designed as the residence of a bourgeois, farming or notarial family rather than as a feudal fortress, the Château de Malgaray remains private property today and is not open to visitors.
