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Le château en bref
Château des Prés, in the commune of Ozon in Ardèche, originated as a group of buildings belonging to the priory of Eclassan; its earliest known owner, Mathieu Nesson, is recorded in 1455. In 1520, André Noyer acquired the estate and converted the main building into a fortified house. His descendant Christophe Noyer, who had become lord of Ozon, married Marie de Lestrange in 1620. In 1756, Balthazar de La Roque du Pont de Munas bought the barony and the château, then described as ruined. Jacques Joseph de La Roque, sub-prefect at Tournon, settled there in 1803 with a plan to restore it, which was carried out around 1892 by his grandson Joseph de La Roque du Pont de Munas, who preserved the old forms of the building while adding four towers, a façade and a terrace. A private property, the château is not open to visitors.