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The Château des Réaux, located at Les Réaux in the commune of Chautay (Cher), is a building dating from the 4th quarter of the 19th century. This monument, partially inscribed in the Historical Monuments, is distinguished by its chapel, the only part protected by a decree of 23 July 2014. Its official address, registered in the Mérimée base, is 40 Les Réaux, 18150 Le Chautay, in the Cher department, in the Centre-Val de Loire region.

The location of the castle is estimated as fair (note 5/10) according to the criteria of geographical accuracy, without additional details of its architecture or history being provided in the available sources. No information is mentioned concerning its access to the public, its possible current functions (rent, guest rooms), or its state of conservation beyond the protection of its chapel.

At the time of its construction, the last quarter of the 19th century corresponds in France to a period of architectural transformations marked by eclecticism and neo-Gothicism, often adopted for bourgeois residences or private religious buildings. In the Cher, as in other rural departments, the castles of that time sometimes reflect the influence of local landowners or industrialists, although the sources do not specify the sponsor or initial use of the Reals. These monuments then served as symbols of economic power or places of social representation, while integrating utilitarian elements such as chapels for surrounding communities.

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