Castle of Longbost dans l'Allier

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Origin and history

The castle of Longbost, located in Archignat in the department of Allier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes), has its origins in the fourteenth century. In 1354 he was mentioned as the property of Philippe de Lombost, vassal of Louis de Brosse, himself dependent on the Duke of Bourbon. This fief, then known as the "Fort House of Lombost", is described as a complex comprising a home, land, ponds and seigneurial rights, attesting to its economic and strategic importance in the region.

In the 16th century, in 1503, Jehan de Longboz, squire, admits to holding this estate in the fief of the lord of Ponthièvre. The fort house is cited in the General description of Bourbonnais by Nicolas de Nicolay, confirming its status as a noble residence. In 1663, the fief belonged to Gilbert de la Gastine, who financed a weekly mass for the parish priest of Archignat. At the end of the seventeenth century, the property passed to the Jehannot family of Bartillat.

The old strong house, located on the site of the present farm, was demolished in the early twentieth century. A 19th-century mansion, flanked by a hexagonal tower and surrounded by a park, has retained the name of "Château de Longbost". A dovecote with brick harps, a symbol of seigneurial privileges, still witnessed his aristocratic past.

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