Château de Sibleyras

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Le château en bref

The Château de Sibleyras is a castle located in the commune of Saint-Pierreville, in the Ardèche, in a commanding position above the road and the river, near the last bend leading to the village. It is thought to have been built in the 15th century and consists of a rectangular main building flanked on one of its long sides by two round towers; the building has undergone several alterations over time. The castle takes its name from the Sibleyras family, recorded there as early as 1464 with Guillaume de Sibleyras, mentioned in the valuation of parish property. Around 1500, Philibert Boissière, of the La Boissière family, married the heiress of the estate and adopted the name Sibleyras; a Philibert de Sibleyras died in 1571. In 1782, the last representative of the family sold the castle to a certain N. Marze, who would become a deputy of the Third Estate in 1789; the estate then remained in this family throughout the 19th and 20th centuries. The castle is still privately owned today and is not open to visitors.