Château de Billy
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The Château de Billy is a 12th century military fortress in the Allier département of France.
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[edit] History
For the first several centuries of its existence, the Château de Billy was an inheritance of the Bourbons. The fortified city of Billy and the province of Bourbonnais was part of the domain of the lordship of the Bourbons. Both the castle and the lordship remained powerful until the French revolution.
[edit] Architecture
The main fortification has an ovoid layout with a hexagonal watchtower that dominates the houses of the borough and the medieval streets that curve around the walls of the castle. An imposing châtelet guards the entrance. The southern curtain wall has a walkway that offers a splendid panorama of the Allier valley.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Auvergne website(French)
- Route Chateaux Auvergne(French)