Chateau in Aquitaine - Dordogne - Outstanding Château LEGGETT 66670JF24

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Outstanding Château, steeped in over 700 yrs of fascinating history in the heart of the Perigord Noir.

The Château dates back to the 13th century when it was the stronghold of its powerful neighbour the Chateau of Carlux. In the XVIIth century it became the well maintained property of the gentry, the Faure de Rouffillac. Around 1737 it was sold to Duke Adrien de Noailles, one of the most powerful houses of France in the XVIIIth century. During the French revolution the property was occupied by the Dames de la Foi de Sarlat. Sold by the Nation, in 1850 it became the property of the family Montmeja, physicians and lawyers in Sarlat. Arthur Montmeja, was well known to scientists as he became the photographer for Professeur Alfred Hardy. In the XIXth century, Arthur Monmeja transforms and extends this « noble retreat » to become an elegant Rennaissance style Château. It was his son who ended his life financially ruined and upon his death in 1958 the château was in a state of complete abandon.

It is at this time that Pierre-Paul Grassé, Academician of Science from Perigueux, who acquired the château and restored it to a high standard, providing a private country residence for his family and the perfect cadre for receiving the luminaries of science, literature and politics of the XXth century. Today it is his daughter, who with loving care gives the château its feeling of grandeur, with an inviting warmth and beauty from where you feel very at home – perfect for a private country residence to enjoy with friends and family or equally suitable for a business venture to enjoy with guests.