Château de Culan

[1] The castle, listed as a monument historique at the start of the 20th century and classified for its walls and roofs in 1956,[1] has known a turbulent history.

In 1651, during the Fronde, Mazarin laid siege to the town with royal troops and destroyed the 15th century ramparts.

[2] The castle received several famous visitors: Joan of Arc, Louis XI, Sully, Madame de Sévigné, the novelist George Sand and Ernest Renan.

After he retired from teaching in 1926, the French Hellenist Philippe-Ernest Legrand (1866–1953) settled in the château where he spent the rest of his life.

It was restored between 1950 and 1980 by an earlier owner, Jean Ferragut, who organised exhibitions there (Pablo Picasso, Bernard Buffet, Flemish tapestries, etc.)