Château d'Arfeuille, Historic castle in Felletin, France.
Château d'Arfeuille is a castle near Felletin made of several joined stone buildings. The central two-storey house has a steep brown tiled roof, a small projecting tower with a pointed roof to its right, and grey stone walls with rectangular windows. A lower wing extends left, and a taller building on the right is covered in red and green climbing foliage.
Originally built in the 15th century on the site of a 12th-century fortress, the castle has been continuously owned by the Mourins d'Arfeuille family for over 700 years since its construction.
The d'Arfeuille name recurs in the church: four cardinals of the family lived under the Avignon papacy in the 14th century. Jean Mourins d'Arfeuille is credited with saving King Philip the Fair at the Battle of Mons-en-Puelle in 1304, a scene painted in the Galerie des Batailles at Versailles. The family line goes back to Jean Morin, dead before 1400.
The castle opens to visitors during July and August, as well as during Heritage Days, offering guided tours that explore its medieval architecture and family history.
The d'Arfeuille family received the rare privilege of adding a fleur-de-lis to their coat of arms in 1304 after Jean Mourins d'Arfeuille saved King Philip the Fair's life at the Battle of Mons-en-Puelle.
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