Château De Chaban
The Château de Chaban, also Château de Chabans, is a château in Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère Saint-Léon-sur-Vézère (, literally ''Saint-Léon on Vézère''; oc, Sent Leu de Vesera) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Views File:Château de Chabans 2004.jpg File:Saint-Là ...

Château De Chabans 2004
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux wine regions, Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine "English country house, country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, t ...
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