Château de Châteaubrun
A George Sand ruin, on its spur
A ruined fortress on a spur above the Creuse, between Crozant and Gargilesse. George Sand set two novels here. Private property, visible from outside.
The circular keep dates from the 14th century. The tower has kept its machicolations, the gateway its pointed arch and the mark of its double portcullis, the hall its corner turrets. Listed as a historic monument since 1926.
The castle controlled the only ford across the Creuse between Gargilesse and Crozant, on the defensive line of the Marche, right on the border between the langue d'oïl and langue d'oc regions.
George Sand set part of Le Péché de Monsieur Antoine here in 1845, and described it in detail in Consuelo three years earlier, transposing it to Bohemia.
The sculptor Lucien Brasseur had his workshop here from 1930 to 1960. Since 1986, a private owner has been restoring it.
It can't be visited freely. It opens for Journées du Patrimoine, and the Éguzon tourist office runs visits in summer. The rest of the time, you look at it from the valley, which is no less beautiful.