Château de Bostfranchet

Bostfranchet Castle

Saillant

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Saillant

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Open within 20 km

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Château de Bostfranchet stands in Saillant (Puy-de-Dôme), in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

Between Églisolles and Saillant, in the Puy-de-Dôme, the remains of the château de Bostfranchet mark the origins of the Beaufranchet family, later related to general Desaix. Of the fortified manor built in the 15th century under Charles I of Bourbon, only a ruined tower survives, the rest having been dismantled for its stone at the end of the 19th century. A farm now stands where the main residence once was, and a carved coat of arms can still be made out on an old well in the courtyard.

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What to know

Only a ruined tower remains of the former château, the site now being occupied by a working farm.
The carved doorway of the stair tower has been relocated and can now be seen in the village of Saillant.
The site is not set up for visits in the traditional sense, as it remains a private, inhabited property.
The château stands in open countryside, between the villages of Églisolles and Saillant.