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Chaumejean Castle is a building located in Verneuil-en-Bourbonnais, in the Allier department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Built in polychrome bricks, it is distinguished by its two-storey home, completed by a back wing with wooden panels and a square tower housing a chapel upstairs. This monument illustrates the bourgeois architecture of the 19th century, while preserving traces of a medieval past.

The old castle, dating from the end of the 15th century, belonged to the family of Chaumejean, mentioned in the Armorial of Guillaume Revel among the bourbon gentlemen. Colas de Chaumejean, a local historical figure, is associated. The present castle, rebuilt in the 19th century, replaces this medieval structure, marking an architectural and social transition in the region.

The site is part of a territory rich in castral heritage, as evidenced by references to neighbouring castles (Vaux, Verneuil, Vousset). These buildings reflect the feudal and post-feudal history of Bourbonnais, where noble and then bourgeois families shaped the architectural landscape. The castle of Chaumejean, by its hybrid structure, embodies this evolution between medieval heritage and modernity of the 19th century.

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