Domaine de ChâteauFer｜Domaine de ChâteauFer
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Privilege Pass price at Domaine de ChâteauFer: €5 instead of €7 for the audioguide tour and €9 instead of €11 for the guided tour.
Self-guided – with audioguide :
Adult rate: €7
Reduced rate for children aged 12-18 and groups of more than 10 people: €5
Pass Privilège Jacques Cœur rate: €5
Free: children under 12
With a guide:
Adult price: €11
Reduced rate for children aged 12-18 and groups of more than 10 people: €9
Jacques Coeur Privilege Pass: €9
Free for children under 12
June 30 to August 10: “Renaissance of a field house at the agro-ecological farm”, daily self-guided tours with audioguide at 10 am and 4:30 pm, guided tour at 2:30 pm.
Tour duration: approx. 1h30
For group visits (schools, groups, associations, companies, etc.) outside these periods, reservations must be made by telephone on 02 48 61 25 19 or by e-mail at accueil@chateaufer.fr.
An enchanted décor rediscovered beneath layers of plaster, an authentic 17th-century painted décor beholds us and immerses us in the art of living of the “Grand Siècle”. Come and admire this extraordinary, richly ornamented ensemble, now fully restored.
Self-guided – with audioguide:
Adult rate: €7
Reduced rate for children aged 12-18 and groups of more than 10 pers. : 5€
Pass Privilège Jacques Cœur rate: €5
Free for children under 12
With a guide :
Adult rate: €11
Reduced rate for children aged 12-18 and groups of more than 10 pers. : 9€
Pass Privilège Jacques Cœur rate: €9
Free: children under 12
Tour duration: approx. 1h30
Reservations only, by telephone on 02 48 61 25 19 or by e-mail at accueil@chateaufer.fr
Don’t forget to be well equipped for rain or heat.
Our aim today is to restore biodiversity capable of coping with climate change, by recreating an autonomous ecosystem, with natural areas, tree planting and crop diversity. Agroforestry at Châteaufer means planting over 10,000 trees and shrubs in 3 years, and 160 different tree species. On the nursery side, come and discover a glass and steel cathedral, the jewel in the crown of the Chateaufer agroecological farm, equipped with the latest technology to promote vegetable growth.
Attention for this new year the farm market will be held in its new vegetable shop.
Vegetable sales on site and online by clicking here.
Every Friday from 4pm to 6pm from Friday January 17th to Friday December 19th at the Châteaufer vegetable garden.
April 26 afternoon visit to the farm, April 27 afternoon discovery of agroforestry.
Program and online reservations by clicking here.
Single tickets (16 years and over): €45
Single tickets (under 16): €30
Group of 10 places: €400
Program and online reservations by clicking here.
For the European Heritage Days from September 19 to 21, an exceptional weekend is being organized in all areas of the estate, from the château gallery to the outbuildings, on Saturday and Sunday, with local produce and a host of talents working to promote the art of living here!
An exceptional meal punctuated by numerous events, masterclasses and exhibitions. Visit the historic monuments of Bruère-Allichamps village, Noirlac Abbey and ChâteauFer…
Program and online reservations (workshops, conferences, shows, meals…) by clicking here.
JUNE – AUGUST
From June 30 to August 10
Open for special events (European Heritage Days weekend “Le Grand Couvert”, plays, Thursday culinary recreations at “L’école des fanes”, etc.).
Open year-round for groups – Reservations required by telephone on 02 48 61 25 19 or by e-mail at accueil@chateaufer.fr
Access by car – parking on site.
A71 exit 7 towards Montluçon or exit 8 towards Bourges – 30 km from Bourges – 75 km from Nevers – 50 km from Montluçon – GPS 46,79 – 2,42
Between nature and culture, ChâteauFer is a unique, tailor-made experience for your events. After 20 years of restoration, the château and farm outbuildings offer a sunny setting in the heart of the Centre Val de Loire region.
History, heritage and nature combine to invite experimentation, conviviality and reflection.
We are happy to welcome you to the estate for your seminars, business meetings or social gatherings. We welcome associations and schools to visit the site, and we can organize day-long programs.
Different areas for private use:
–LA REMISE: this grandiose, functional space offers professional equipment for your convivial, gourmet events, with 120m2 of ultra-equipped ground-floor space.
–LE GRAND COMMUN: this 150m2 space, with its pure, unadulterated charm of wood and stone, is ideal for receptions, concerts, seminars, exhibitions, meetings… Access onto a privatizable courtyard, on the edge of the woods, possibilitý of installing a barnum to increase the capacitý of reception.
Information and rates by phone on 02 48 61 25 19 or by e-mail at accueil@chateaufer.fr
Credit card, cash, cheque.
Dogs not allowed.
Visitors welcome in French and English.
Multi-language audioguide available via Wivisites phone app.
Route Jacques Cœur Privilege Pass.
(click here to buy your Pass and benefit from reduced rates)
Disabled parking.
The château is not yet accessible to people with reduced mobility, except for the courtyard and gardens, where the paths are sanded or laid with grass.
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Domaine de ChâteauFer｜Route Jacques CœurThe ChâteauFer site has been occupied throughout history.
On the first traces left by the Bituriges Celts before the Christian era, the Romans who came with Caesar’s troops built a villa. The land of Le Breuil sur Hyvernin is welcoming: a stream, a wood, fertile and game-filled land… Then a succession of gentlemen and noblewomen own the fief and the land of Le Breuil sur Hyvernin, Marie, Antoine, Nicolas…. Before Charles Le Fer received the estate as a dowry and commissioned the construction of the present château in 1660.
The title of Châteaufer was created by his daughter Marguerite, on her marriage to Antoine François Robin. Chateau life continued to flourish here until the French Revolution. From the 1770s, Etienne Boucart occupied the premises. He had traveled much of Europe as a building engineer. A globe trotter of the Enlightenment, he came here to find peace and pleasure for himself and his family. He was found dead in his sleep on March 1, 1789. He left his home in the hands of the profiteers of troubled times, who methodically pillaged the premises. A precious inventory drawn up on his death gives a precise picture of his lifestyle, between court and country.
The 19th century at Châteaufer was an agricultural one, marked by the research and innovations of several distinguished farmers.
In the twentieth century, the estate served as a more or less free barracks, depending on the conflict: a remounting center for cavalry horses from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to 1914, a playground for the Sammies in 1919, a refuge for Spanish families fleeing Francoism in 1938, a workcamp for French youth under the Occupation, and a base for the armed resistance operations of the 1er RI with Groupement 32 “Jacques cœur”. After the liberation, Châteaufer finally made a comeback to agriculture with the Bardin family.
And so the 21st century begins now, with a legacy of all the above and the energy to move piles of stones.
Beneath the old, cracked plaster, an exceptional painted decoration dating back to the castle’s original construction has come to light. A team of specialists has now begun to uncover it, with a view to its complete restoration. Protected as a historic monument, this unique piece of heritage is well worth a look.
Since 2007, the farm has been contributing to the restoration of the château’s immediate surroundings. Trees have been planted in the middle of the farm plots and along the paths, reorganizing the landscape and enhancing biodiversity. The chateau’ s 100 hectares of certified organic farmland are surrounded by woods, a wide variety of crops, vegetable gardens and fruit orchards, all of which are distributed locally, season after season! The ambitions of sustainability and biodiversity extend from the château to the cultivated fields. ChâteauFer cultivates biodiversity as an art of living, a biodiversity that is both habitable and edible!
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