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The Château des Faugs, also known as the Vincent d'Indy Museum, is located at the place called Les Faugs, in the commune of Boffres, in the Ardèche. It was built between 1886 and 1890, under the direction of the master builder Tracol, for the composer Vincent d'Indy (1851–1931), who drew up the plans himself. Having spent his childhood at the neighbouring manor of Chabret, the musician wished to have a personal residence built in this region to which he was attached; he settled there from 1890. The building, a rectangular main block of about 600 m² on the ground, comprising a ground floor, mezzanine, upper floor and attic, is topped by a high slate roof pierced with large ornamented dormer windows. A chapel was built from the outset, and a small farm, La Blachette, housed the estate's caretakers. The château, privately owned, has been listed as a historic monument by order of 8 March 1991 and today houses a museum devoted to Vincent d'Indy.