Château des Chanels

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The Château des Chanels is a château located in the commune of Payzac, in the Ardèche, in the heart of a village that counts sixteen hamlets. The building retains a square crenellated keep, testifying to its original defensive character. It belonged to the Chaurand family, lords of Payzac in the 17th century. In the mid-19th century, a member of this family had a funerary chapel, known as the "chapelle des Sept Douleurs", built on the estate near the cemetery; its plans were drawn by the Lyon architect Pierre Bossan, also the author of the Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière and the Basilica of Saint-Régis in Lalouvesc. No reliable source makes it possible to confirm a precise construction date for the château or its current state.