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The castle of Villeneuve-Lembron was built in the late 15th century to Aureille Rigaud, bailiff of the mountains of Auvergne, butler to Louis XI, Charles VII, Louis XII and Francis. Built into a barony, the land of Villeneuve fell to the family of Montmorin in the early 16th century. Gaspard de Montmorin improve the castle of a large painted grotesques, which there are some remarkable testimonies in the ceremonial room (recesses of the windows) and large stables.
In 1643, Villeneuve-Lembron was purchased by Isaac Dufour, Treasurer of France, who laid out the old fortress. He transformed the courtyard, fitted out a gallery porch and decorative ceilings and fireplaces on the first floor. The castle was then sent to the family of Féligonde Pelissier, who kept it until 1919. The building, square is flanked by four towers. He was awarded a series of murals which still remains in the two galleries of the main building, the exterior walls and the chapel. The illustration of familiar maxims, like those of "Bigorne and old Master" or "the Astrologer," rubs decor inspired scholarly literary references.