The building of the first lowland castle
of Pionsat dates back to the end of the l4th century (Hundred Years War). In 1482,
Jacques de Chazeron bought the castle: the erection of the square tower dates
from this period. François and Antoine de Chazeron had more ambitious plans:
the Renaissance castle had been intended to be larger than the medieval fortress
and, had it been totally erected, it would probably have superseded the feudal
castle.
This
building wich was started slightly before 1550, was interrupted in 1610. Thus
it was an unfinished edifice that Charlotte de Chazeron transmitted to the Chabannes
by her marriage. The
Renaissance château was listed in 1920.
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