Château de la Chezotte, Medieval castle in Ahun, France.

Château de la Chezotte is a fortified residence in Ahun built with two round towers, one square tower, and a fortified bridge at its entrance. The structure shows typical medieval defensive elements including machicolations mounted on corbels and thick stone walls.

Around 1459 the de la Ville brothers, lords of La Chezotte and sons of the treasurer of La Marche, lived at La Chezotte, as letters of remission issued by Charles VII in July 1459 record. The arms of Philibert Barton, lord of Massenon and La Chezotte, are visible on the building. In 1630 Symphorien d'Arfeuille and Aymée Audier, lords of the place, married here. A Parisian actress, Madame De Lisle, later bought the castle and had openings pierced in its walls.

The castle opened part of its ground floor to visitors in summer 2019, the first time the owners had received the public. The name La Chezotte refers to the seigneurial family of the same name recorded around 1459. The agricultural estate gave way at the end of the 18th century to an English-style garden that still covers 4 hectares.

Part of the castle opened to visitors in summer 2019, and only the ground floor was accessible at first; the owners hoped to open the chemin de ronde later. Visits are seasonal. The grounds include a four-hectare English-style garden laid out at the end of the 18th century, replacing the former farm estate.

The moat keeps its original course and is crossed by a bridge preceded by a fortified gatehouse, whose moulded portal is topped by a walkway on corbels with arrow slits and small round gun ports. The agricultural estate became an English-style garden at the end of the 18th century and still covers 4 hectares.