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Origin and history

The castle of the Fôt, also named Manor of the Fôt or Castle of the Cazine, is located in the commune of Noth, in the department of Creuse (Nouvelle-Aquitaine). Located 8 km east of La Souterraine, this estate spanned 250 hectares, including a pond, farms and outbuildings. It was acquired around 1890 by Viscount Paul de Curel, who built an eclectic mansion in 1894 by the Parisian architects Louis Chauvet and Alfred Coulomb. The surrounding farms, such as La Barde or Les Forges, were part of the estate's economy.

The architecture of the castle is distinguished by a facade adorned with a perron and a balcony highlighting the central span, while the west facade has three bays in full hanger corresponding to the large living room. The ground floor housed reception rooms (dining room, library, chapel transformed into a bar), decorated with eighteenth-century furniture and paintings acquired by the Viscountess. The floor, originally composed of seven rooms, was partitioned when it was converted into a hotel in 1987. Close by, a guard house, a pool, a kennel and outbuildings (farms, stables, greenhouses) completed the whole.

The English park, extended by wood, surrounded the mansion, while an arboretum was located nearby. In 1987, the estate was sold and transformed into a luxury hotel, Château de la Cazine, whose restaurant received a Michelin star. The chapel's historic furniture, including a rock altar and a gold altar, was dismantled in 1998, leaving only the original stained glass. The metal and glass greenhouses, now abandoned, bear witness to the former agricultural activity of the estate.

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