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Castle named Châteaufer à Bruère-Allichamps dans le Cher

Cher

Castle named Châteaufer


    18200 Bruère-Allichamps
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Crédit photo : Arbenn75 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1666-1670
Construction of the castle
1918
Cantoning of American troops
1939
Reception of Spanish refugees
fin XIXe siècle
Creation of a military stud
2002
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The whole house body; the chapel at the southern end of the building of communes is, in its entirety; the facades and roofs of the two communal buildings located in the forecourt, with the exception of the chapel in full; the entrance gate and the front-court fence wall; the ditches; the ground of plots ZC 45, 46 and 43, corresponding to the forecourt, yard and garden (see ZC 45, 46, 43, placed Châteaufer ) : inscription by order of 12 September 2002

Key figures

Charles Le Fer - Receiver General for Finance Sponsor and first owner of the castle.
Marguerite Le Fer - Inheritance Daughter of Charles, marry Robin de Coulogne.
Antoine François Robin - Viscount of Coulogne Marguerite's husband, family owner until the 18th.
Étienne Boucart - Officer and squire Owner in 1774, former major in Russia.
Jean Zay - Minister of Fine Arts (1939) Ordonna evacuated refugees from Noirlac.

Origin and history

Châteaufer Castle, also known as Breuil Castle, was built between 1666 and 1670 on the site of a former 14th century seigneurial hotel, under the fief of Bruère. Commanded by Charles Le Fer, Receiver General of Finance in Bourges, he embodies the sober civil architecture of the seventeenth century in Berry, with a symmetrical plan and original painted decorations. The name Châteaufer derives from a deformation of Le Fer, its first owner.

In the 19th century, the communes housed a military stud for the French army, closed after the First World War. In 1918, the estate welcomed American troops for two years. In 1939, he served as a camp for Spanish refugees, transferred from the Abbey of Noirlac. Ranked Historic Monument in 2002, the castle has since been restored by its current owners.

The property passed between several noble families: the Iron (17th century), the Robin de Coulogne (descendants of Jean de Valois, Duke of Berry), and the Boucart in the 18th century. A chapel founded in 1670, a source of conflict with the local clergy, disappeared in the 19th century. The agricultural buildings, integrated into the overall composition, underline the architectural balance of the place.

Architecturally, the castle consists of a rectangular house body flanked by two wings, with a noble floor and flat tile attices. The facades, without superfluous ornaments, highlight doric pilasters and pediment dorsal windows. Interior preserves painted wall decorations dating from the construction. The ditches, the entrance gate and the communes are also protected.

The site was also a place of military memory: American soldiers stationed there in 1918, and Spanish refugees from the civil war found asylum there in 1939. Today, the castle combines historical heritage and development projects, with renovation works in progress since its acquisition by new owners.

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