# Château de Balaine

Villeneuve-sur-Allier, Allier, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Château de Balaine stands in Villeneuve-sur-Allier (Allier), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 19th century). Adult admission costs 13 EUR. Its opening hours and prices were verified at the source on August 16, 2026.

Balaine castle, in Villeneuve-sur-Allier in the Allier department, is known less for its architecture, reworked during the 19th century, than for the arboretum surrounding it, planted from 1805 by Aglaé Adanson and now home to several thousand plant species. The building itself, in the Bourbonnais style with corner turrets topped by pepper-pot roofs, stands alongside a neo-Gothic chapel and a museum built in the late 19th century. A visit therefore combines a botanical walk with the discovery of a family estate shaped over several generations.

**Information last verified on August 16, 2026.**

## Prices

- Adult : 13 EUR
- Child : 5 EUR
- Free for enfants de moins de 8 ans

## Practical information

- Visit duration : 60 min
- Dogs : Allowed on a lead
- Parking : De vastes parkings accueillent voitures particulières et cars d'excursions.
- Food and drink : yes
- Gift shop : yes
- Picnic area : yes

## Where this château is

- Arboretum de Balaine, 03460 Villeneuve-sur-Allier
- +33 4 70 43 30 07
- 46.697, 3.24633
- Heritage status : Listed historic monument (classé)
- Period of construction : 2e moitié 19e siècle

## Sources

- Official website : http://www.arboretum-balaine.com/
- Wikidata : https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2968408
- Mérimée record : https://www.pop.culture.gouv.fr/notice/merimee/PA00093423

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