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Origin and history

Soutrin Castle is a building located in the commune of Avord, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. The available sources do not specify its exact architectural type or construction period, thus limiting the details of its historical role or evolution. In the general context of the Centre-Val de Loire, castles have often played a central role in the local social and economic organisation.

In Avord, as in other communes in the region, these monuments could be used as seigneurial residences, defence sites or symbols of power, depending on the times. Their presence generally reflected the strategic or agricultural importance of the area.