Argy Castle

Argy Castle - Château d'Argy, Argy, Indre, Center - Loire Valley, French Republic.

The Château d’Argy is located in the village of the same name in the Indre department. The Argy estate complex comprises the château itself and a 17th-century town hall.
The château has a quadrangular layout and consists of two main sections: an upper courtyard containing the residential manor, and an area featuring a garden, a vegetable patch, a church, and various outbuildings. The upper château is enclosed by walls reinforced with four towers of varying heights and surrounded by a water-filled moat.
The earliest documentary references to a fortified estate in this region date back to the 11th century. In the 13th century, the settlement came into the possession of the aristocrats of Besançay. In 1444, it was purchased by Guy de Brillac; his son, Pierre, subsequently remodeled the château and its interiors in the Renaissance style—reflecting the fashions and preferences of the era—and the appearance of Argy remained virtually unchanged for several centuries thereafter.
In the mid-18th century, Argy was sold at auction to C. D. Boulot. At the beginning of the following century, the château passed to a new owner, the banker de Lamothe. Under these proprietors, the western wing was partially dismantled, and new structures were added. Following the end of the Second World War, the château fell into abandonment.
From 1966, the château was under the care of a public organization, the *Club des Amis du Vieux Manoir* (Club of Friends of the Old Manor). In February 2017, Argy was put up for sale.