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Château de Chaumont is a ruined château undergoing restoration. It is located in Chaumont, straddling the municipalities of Mainsat and La Serre-Bussière-Vieille, in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France.
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In total, it was 3,000 m 2 (32,000 sq ft) and is situated on a 32 ha (79-acre) riverside property plot. [7] In 2012, the château was listed for sale for $9 million but did not sell. In October 2017, the château was auctioned off, with no reserve, by Concierge Auctions.
In 1990 film producer Jean Chalopin, owner of the property from 1989 to 2006, began a project to restore the Château. [3] The castle was once owned by Yellowstone Club founders Edra and Tim Blixseth. [4] Following the Blixseth's 2009 divorce and bankruptcy, the castle was put up for sale by creditors for $57 million U.S. dollars. [1]
At the time of sale, the château had no basic electricity, sewerage, or heating. [13] Over the following years, the couple, along with their children and Angela's parents, restored the property and the outlying buildings with the help of friends, family, and numerous fans of the show who have paid up to £75 a head to help with renovations. [7]
The estate also served as a location in an “upcoming blockbuster movie,” a release said.
The Duke and Duchess both died at the house, in 1972 and 1986 respectively. While the villa served as their main residence, the Windsors also owned a country house (Moulin de la Tuilerie), where they spent most weekends and summer holidays. [3] That property is located in Gif-sur-Yvette, southwest of Paris.
Any attempts at restoration ended with the onset of World War I in 1914. The Château de Chambord was confiscated as enemy property in 1915, but the family of the duke of Parma sued to recover it, and that suit was not settled until 1932; restoration work was not begun until a few years after World War II ended in 1945. [24]