tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post230268542746029832..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Le Château de Val en AuvergneKen Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52306525390912423012020-06-30T05:30:32.426+02:002020-06-30T05:30:32.426+02:00Here's a site that gives more detailed history...Here's a <a href="http://www.photosdesebastiencolpin.fr/2017/03/le-chateau-de-val-a-lanobre-dans-le-cantal-propriete-de-la-correze.html" rel="nofollow">site that gives more detailed history of the château de Val</a>. It seems to have had many owners over the centuries. In other words, it isn't one of those places like the château de Cheverny that's been owned and taken care of by the same family for centuries. The d'Arcy family owned it from 1898 until they were expropriated in 1946.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-86800885568572177392020-06-30T05:01:57.025+02:002020-06-30T05:01:57.025+02:00The château de Val is owned by the neighboring tow...The château de Val is owned by the neighboring town of Bort-les-Orgues, and the town has <a href="http://www.bort-les-orgues.com/le-chateau-de-val/" rel="nofollow">a web site about it here</a>.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-77807928906101004972020-06-30T03:32:54.824+02:002020-06-30T03:32:54.824+02:00I wonder if there is more to the story than this.....I wonder if there is more to the story than this...I'm also curious about where the family moved and whether they return to mourn their lost chateau. It is very strange and rather sad.Thickethouse.wordpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17187303460677067276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43778590692513789992020-06-29T17:21:32.153+02:002020-06-29T17:21:32.153+02:00Thanks for this. I was curious about the interior...Thanks for this. I was curious about the interior. I guess the family didn't move back in. It's a beautiful chateau. Nice slide show.Diogenesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-43431636288119368962020-06-29T16:28:14.580+02:002020-06-29T16:28:14.580+02:00Another delightful set of photos!Another delightful set of photos!Seine Judeet (Judith)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07407353544376132484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-30613312656250168612020-06-29T14:11:09.923+02:002020-06-29T14:11:09.923+02:00how sad...imagine being told that your house was g...how sad...imagine being told that your house was going to be drownedmelindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14337254308066184912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-37481703669670555862020-06-29T13:40:24.267+02:002020-06-29T13:40:24.267+02:00The slideshow loaded normally on my iPad.The slideshow loaded normally on my iPad.BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515411225404016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-83478128603620989362020-06-29T13:39:35.794+02:002020-06-29T13:39:35.794+02:00Difficult to believe that the government would thi...Difficult to believe that the government would think there was nothing wrong with flooding this chateau. I’ve read comments on TripAdvisor saying there was nothing inside worth seeing. Now I know why, thanks.BettyAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16515411225404016249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-52336990244085319972020-06-29T13:31:32.801+02:002020-06-29T13:31:32.801+02:00It loads without much delay on my computer and Wal...It loads without much delay on my computer and Walt's. And on my tablets. Who knows why?Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-42679296331450175292020-06-29T12:28:31.558+02:002020-06-29T12:28:31.558+02:00Finally, the slide worked, but it takes forever to...Finally, the slide worked, but it takes forever to load!chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26230930406411946172020-06-29T12:21:57.347+02:002020-06-29T12:21:57.347+02:00The slide doesn't work for me.
There is a se...The slide doesn't work for me. <br /><br />There is a series of hydroelectric dams on the Dordogne River. The first one, built in the '30s, is the Marèges Dam, directly downstream from the Bort-les-Orgues Dam Ken is talking about here. Below Marèges is <i>le barrage de l'Aigle</i> where I worked as an assistant photographer to hide from the Germans. There is at least another dam downstream.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com