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Origin and history

Château des Roches is a 17th-century castle built on the town of Aubigny in the Allier department. This monument is distinguished by its elongated house body, with a single level of attic, and framed by two wings of commons. A barn with wooden panels and a rectangular pavilion, added later, complete this sober architectural ensemble but characteristic of Bourbonese seigneurial residences.

The first certified owner was Jean Prévost, whose family, from Moulins, retained the seigneury until 1678. On that date, Anne Prévost, the last heir, married Thomas Jolly, lord of Chamardon and gentleman at the service of the Duke of Orléans. Their descendant, Claude Joseph, inherited it before the property passed in 1789 to Marie Gilberte, widow of Jacques Champfeu. She sold it to Charles Eloy Tiersonnier, former lawyer and future mayor of Aubigny under the First Empire.

The history of the castle reflects the marriage alliances and inheritances typical of the provincial nobility of the Old Regime. Its architecture, combining 17th century elements and later additions, illustrates the evolution of the residential needs of seigneurial families, between social representation and state administration. No information is available on any major events or transformations after the 18th century.

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