Château du Grand Chavanon

The chateau was built for the Marquess of Borzas from 1893 to 1897.^[1] It was designed by architect Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas.^[1] It was acquired by the Archbishop of Bourges in 1935, and renovated by architect-monk Paul Bellot from 1935 to 1937.^[1]

The chateau was acquired by Centrafrican Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa in the 1970s.^[2] From 1986 to 1995, Bokassa rented it to the Cercle national des combattants, a veteran non-profit organization run by far-right politician Roger Holeindre.^[2] The Cercle acquired it from Bokassa in 1995.^[2] The chateau hosted the Cadets de France et d'Europe, a summer programme for conservative Catholic youth, until 1999.^[3] By the early 2000s, it hosted summer events for the youth wing of the National Front.^[4]

It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 31 July 2008.^[1]

47°18′02″N 2°13′58″E / 47.300443°N 2.232859°E / 47.300443; 2.232859

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