France · 15th century
The Château d'Apremont-sur-Allier is a historic castle in Apremont-sur-Allier, France.
Built in the second half of the 15th century, the castle has five towers. By the 17th century, another story had been added. At the beginning of the 19th century, stables were built.
In the 1930s, the castle was inherited by Antoinette de Saint-Sauveur, wife of Eugène Schneider, II. From 1934 to 1942, a Mr. de Galéa restored it in the Gothic Revival architectural style. Upon Schneider's death in 1942, the castle was occupied by the Germans. After the war, his widow moved back in and resumed restoration efforts.
In more recent years, the castle has been the residence of the novelist Elvire de Brissac. De Brissac has expanded the forest by planting 400,000 trees, including 300,000 oak trees.
It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 1989.
There is a carriage museum in the stables on the castle grounds.
Text adapted from “Château d'Apremont-sur-Allier” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Château d'Apremont-sur-Allier ranks #6,213 of 9,079 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #554 of the 793 mapped in France. Founded c. 1475, it is older than 45% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 554 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,309 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how France compares in the castle statistics.
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