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Origin and history

Château de la Bourgeoisie is a building located in the town of Herry in the Centre-Val de Loire region. The available data do not specify its exact architectural type or period of construction, which makes it a monument still little documented in accessible sources. In the general context of the Centre-Val de Loire, castles have often played a central role in the social and economic organisation of rural areas.

In Herry, as in many localities in the area, these buildings could be used as a seigneurial residence, agricultural management site or symbol of local power. Their presence generally reflected feudal or post-feudal dynamics, depending on the times.