Château du Grand Chavanon | |
Native Name: | Château de Saint-Hubert |
Building Type: | château |
Location Town: | Neuvy-sur-Barangeon |
Location Country: | France |
Start Date: | 1893 |
Completion Date: | 1897 |
Architect: | Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas Paul Bellot |
The Château du Grand Chavanon (pronounced as /fr/), also known as the Château de Saint-Hubert (pronounced as /fr/), is a historic château in Neuvy-sur-Barangeon, Cher, France.
The chateau was built for the Marquess of Borzas from 1893 to 1897. It was designed by architect Albert-Félix-Théophile Thomas. It was acquired by the Archbishop of Bourges in 1935, and renovated by architect-monk Paul Bellot from 1935 to 1937.
The chateau was acquired by Centrafrican Emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa in the 1970s.[1] 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.[1] The Cercle acquired it from Bokassa in 1995.[1] The chateau hosted the Cadets de France et d'Europe, a summer programme for conservative Catholic youth, until 1999.[2] By the early 2000s, it hosted summer events for the youth wing of the National Front.[3]
It has been listed as an official historical monument by the French Ministry of Culture since 31 July 2008.