Construction of the castle 2e quart XVIIe siècle (≈ 1737)
Built by Marshal Effiat.
15 septembre 1993
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 15 septembre 1993 (≈ 1993)
Official protection of the castle and interior elements.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Castle, including the chapel, the old kitchen, the dining room with its calorifer, the large living room and the alcove room on the first floor (Box D 97): inscription by order of 15 September 1993
Key figures
Maréchal d'Effiat - Initial sponsor
Have the castle built.
Famille Ferrand - Owner (1642-1883)
Magistrates of Gannat, owners for 241 years.
Edmond Pinet de Borde des Forest - Owner (1926-...)
Cavalry officer, ancestor of the present owners.
Origin and history
The Château de Fontorte, located in Monteignet-sur-l'Andelot in the department of Allier (region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), is an emblematic building of the Louis XIII style, built during the second quarter of the seventeenth century. It consists of a central house body framed by two pavilions, with two main levels and a floor of attices illuminated by stone-pedestrian windows. The castle is well visible from the A719, motorway to the north, and is 2 km southwest of the village of Monteignet, in a park east of the village of Semeutre.
The castle was originally erected by the Marshal of Effiat as a hunting appointment. After the execution of Five Mars, it was sold to the Ferrand family, the magistrates of Gannat, who took the name and kept it until 1883. The estate then changed hands several times: acquired by Baron du Peyroux in 1883, then by Barthélemy de Verdillon, mining engineer, in 1901. In 1926 Edmond Pinet of Borde des Forest, a cavalry officer, became the owner, and his descendants are still the holders of it today.
Fontorte Castle was listed as historic monuments on 15 September 1993. This protection covers not only the main body of the castle, but also specific interior elements such as the chapel, the old kitchen, the dining room with its calorifer, the large living room and an alcove room on the first floor. These architectural and historical details make it a valuable testimony to the aristocratic and architectural heritage of the Bourbonnaise region.
