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The Château d'Artangues, also called Artanges, is a castle located in the heart of the commune of Chareil-Cintrat, in the department of Allier (region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). It stands in front of the town hall, in the middle of a complex architectural complex, marked by residential buildings, barns and ruins. Its enclosure, flanked by two towers, houses two houses, a small castle and a tower, while outside there is a third house and a second small castle. These vestiges, of ancient characters, bear witness to an occupation dating back at least to the seventeenth century, when the building was rebuilt and partially rebuilt on medieval substructures.

The entrance gate, in full arch, recalls the old fortifications of the site. Inside the enclosure, a vaulted entrance leads to an underground, and an angular tower to the north is considered to have housed a chapel. The roofs, juxtaposing the styles of the north and the south, reflect the geographical position of Bourbonnais, at the crossroads of these architectural influences. The whole, partly in ruins, retains a recognized heritage value, as evidenced by its inscription in historical monuments in 1978.

The protected elements include the facades and roofs of the two "small castles", the two towers and the gate, according to the decree of 16 June 1978. The site, although weakened by time, offers a characteristic example of the transformations experienced by castles between the Middle Ages and the modern era. Its history, however, remains little documented beyond these architectural observations and its legal protection.

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