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The Domaine de la Borie, located in the hamlet of Bard in Boudes (Puy-de-Dôme), is a strong house integrated into a closed rural complex composed of several buildings with various functions: dovecote, sheepfold, barn, cuvege and housing. Built between the 15th and 16th centuries, the fortified house is distinguished by its three levels, its exterior staircases leading to the living rooms with fireplaces, and its walls decorated with graffiti, inscriptions and false appliances dating from different periods. This set illustrates the architectural and social evolution of a seigneurial estate then agricultural over centuries.

La Borie was first owned by the Chalus-Lembron family, before moving to the Duprat by marriage in the 16th century. Thomas Annet Duprat, brother of Chancellor Duprat and uncle of Bishop Guillaume Duprat, was a notable owner. The Duprats, involved in the Wars of Religion, retained the estate until 1646. Later, the Sabatier, Boucheron, Abonnat, Verdier and Bernus families succeeded until the 19th century, when the property was divided into 19 lots. The current buildings reflect this historical stratification: partial reconstruction in the 19th century, dovecote of the late 18th century, and ruins of a pre-18th building.

The complex, classified as a Historical Monument in 2021, includes all protected elements, including the strong house, the agricultural buildings, and the walled enclosure. Although some parts have been in ruins since the 1930s, the site retains tangible traces of its past, from 16th century religious conflicts to agricultural transformations of the 18th and 19th centuries. Today, its private property, its state of conservation varies according to the buildings, but its inscription bears witness to its heritage and historical value for the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

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