Château du Gué-Péan, château in Monthou-sur-Cher, France

Château du Gué-Péan stands in Monthou-sur-Cher, Loir-et-Cher. The pale stone complex has a long two-storey main building with a steep slate roof, dormer windows and chimneys, flanked by a round tower with a tall conical roof on one side and a round tower with a domed roof on the other. A low stone wall pierced by a single green door runs in front, above a grassy slope.

Nicolas Alaman bought the seigneurie in the 15th century and built the château; his grandson completed it. François Alaman, vassal of the lord of Saint-Aignan, raised the seigneurie to a châtellenie. In October 1676 Charlotte Alaman sold Gué-Péan to François de La Motte-Villebret, comte d'Aspremont; the Amelot family then held it for 62 years, and the de Cassin family owned it from 1832.

The name Gué-Péan comes from a stream crossing on a Roman road near the château, first recorded as "gué payant" (toll ford). The seigneurie was raised to a châtellenie by François Alaman, vassal of the lord of Saint-Aignan. The Cassin family, owners from 1832, were the first to actually live in the château.

The château stands in Monthou-sur-Cher, in the Loir-et-Cher department of Centre-Val de Loire, southwest of Blois. Its façades, roofs and access bridge have been listed as a Monument historique since 10 October 1980, so look for the bridge crossing to the entrance. The grounds include the 1885 orangerie, added as a winter garden.

The Cassin family, owners since 1832, were the first to actually live at Gué-Péan; they added the orangerie in 1885, giving the château a winter garden. The building is thus a 19th-century addition to a 15th-century estate.