Château de Logères dans l'Allier

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Origin and history

The château de Logères is a strong rectangular house built at the end of the 15th century. Located in Châtel-de-Neuvre in the Allier department, it is distinguished by its high rumped roof pierced with skylights in the 19th century, a square staircase tower on the anterior façade, and a rectangular turret truncated on the other facade. The building, surrounded by partially filled ditches, preserves architectural traces such as a braided arch and a bent coat of arms above the old entrance door, now walled.

In 1513 Gilbert Pointet, then owner, obtained from the Duchess of Bourbon the rights of high, medium and low justice on the land of Logères. The estate changed hands several times: in 1594 it passed to François de Velard by marriage, then was sold in 1717 by Geneviève de Velard to Jacques Hugon, seigneur of Givry. At the beginning of the 19th century, Gilbert de Barthelats, mayor of Châtel-de-Neuvre, acquired the castle in 1809 and carried out important works there.

By successive alliances, the castle belonged to the Durieu families of Lacarelle and Chemin de Chasseval. Its history reflects the typical heritage transmissions of the bourbonese aristocracy, between marriages, sales and inheritances, while preserving medieval architectural elements and 18th and 19th century developments.

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