PALACE OF THE PALACE
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Residence of the Marshal of France and property of the de Chabannes family since 1430, dominating the village in all its splendor.
Built on the banks of the Besbre, according to a rectangular plan with a corner tower. In the thirteenth century, it belongs to the family of La Palice, is bought in 1430 by Jacques I de Chabannes to the Duke of Bourbon. His son Geoffroy inherited it, and then at the beginning of the 16th century, it went to his grandson Jacques II. Who does not know the expression: "But it is a truth of La Palice". This is a reference to something obvious coming out of the mouth of a simpleton. How did the proper name La Palice come to be anchored with this unflattering connotation in the everyday language and even obtain its lexicological consecration, under the term of truism? Those who use it today are almost always unaware that they are offending the memory of a man who was no fool, but one of the most valiant lords of his time, Jacques II de Chabannes, Lord of La Palice, Marshal and Grand Master of France. Following the guide through the Italian Renaissance rooms of this listed residence, you enter a private house, still inhabited by the de Chabannes family since 1430. On two floors, you will see furniture from different periods, 15th century hangings, portraits of ancestors, family souvenirs, and coffered ceilings, one of which is recognized as unique in Europe. Part of the cellars houses an important collection of flags of the nations of the world and the chapel of flamboyant gothic style is still the last resting place of the members of this family with 15th century recumbents.
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