Family Possession Le Loup XIIe siècle - XVIe siècle (≈ 1250)
Lordship owned by this Bourbon family.
XVIe siècle - 1775
Possession of the family of Alègre
Possession of the family of Alègre XVIe siècle - 1775 (≈ 1650)
Acquired by marriage, preserved until 1775.
9 décembre 1929
Registration for Historic Monuments
Registration for Historic Monuments 9 décembre 1929 (≈ 1929)
Partial protection of the castle and its elements.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Parts of the 14s and 15s comprising the north enclosure wall with its two towers and its body of drawbridge, the stair turret and the large south-west tower: inscription by order of 9 December 1929
Key figures
Famille Le Loup - Lords of the castle
Owners from the twelfth to the sixteenth century.
Famille d'Alègre - Lords of the castle
Owners until 1775 by marriage.
Origin and history
The Château de Beauvoir is a castle built in the 15th century, located in the commune of Échasses, in the department of Allier. It is about 1 km east of the village, near the D 998, on the edge of the Colettes forest. This monument occupied a strategic position on the borders of Bourbonnais, with defensive elements still visible today, such as the wall of enclosure flanked by two towers, an isolated tower and a turret.
The seigneury and the castle of Beauvoir belonged from the 12th century to the beginning of the 16th century to the family Le Loup, an influential family of Bourbonnais. Subsequently, the castle passed by marriage to the family of Alègre, who kept it until 1775. After that date, he changed owners several times. Today, it houses the headquarters of the Société des kaolins de Beauvoir, which exploits the kaolin deposits of the forest des Colettes, renowned for their purity.
The castle was partially listed as historical monuments by order of 9 December 1929. Among the protected elements are the north wall with its two towers and drawbridge body, the stair turret and the large southwest tower. The fortified door, with removable opening murderers and an ingenious defence system, bears witness to its historic defensive role.
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