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Origin and history

The Château de Dampierre-en-Burly, located in the Loiret department in the Centre-Val de Loire region, has its origins in the 17th century. Originally, the estate belonged to the family of Cugnac in the 15th and 16th centuries, before being erected in Barony in 1598 for Francis II of Cugnac, a close friend of Henry IV, then in Marquisate in 1616. However, the estate was seized and sold in 1628, passing in several hands, including those of Jean-Jacques Delu and Louis Picard, treasurer of the King's finances. The castle was embellished by artists such as the painter Michel Dorigny.

In the 18th century, the castle belonged to Claude Feydeau de Marville, but it was destroyed during the French Revolution. In the 19th century, a new castle was rebuilt, keeping from the original building only the pavilion of the Clock, dated the 17th century. This pavilion, with its four small adjoining pavilions, was listed as a historic monument in 1928. The agronomist Amédée de Béhague established a 2,000-hectare agricultural estate there in 1826, before the property passed to the Ganay family.

Architecturally, the Horloge pavilion is distinguished by its stone and brick façade, its arched passage in a cradle, and a clock integrated into a chimney strain. This vestige, the only witness to the original castle, illustrates the historical evolution of the site, marked by major transformations and a vocation both residential and agricultural.

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