Chateauneuf Chateau

It is not one of the great and grandiose chateaux from later centuries, but rather a sort of classic Medieval castle...towers and walls and such, begun in the 12th, a redoubt for the noble family and their retainers in troubled times. Continued through more noble families and troubled times into the 19th. Now it's publicly owned, with repair and renovation continuing, but the old fortress is in pretty good shape and is excellently presented. And in English too. Definitely recommended.

In a nutshell...

Construction on walls and moat; one assumes, in accordance with
French tastes, the moat will become a formal garden

Renaissance features in the relevant buildings

Main courtyard

Very old and presumably deep well; can't have a castle
without a well; or cistern

In the chapel, the tomb of Philippe de Pot; a 1993 copy (guarded
by Nazgul?); the original is in the Louvre

Original tile in chapel

In the great hall

One of many helpful models

In one of the sleeping chambers

The decor varies from Medieval to 19th century, reflecting the long
habitation in the chateau

Superb interpretive signage throughout, although
not always in English; but the French is straightforward
enough to follow; 70% of English derives from French,
don't you know?

A bit of the 16th century Moses tapestry

In the lord's bedchamber

Defensible garderobe

Unadorned bits; service areas?

More of the Moses tapestry...presentation of the infant
Moses

Elsewhere in the castle, an impressive display on the
castle's history, as told through archival holdings

For example

And now in the castle museum, with more displays on its development

And on some of its more important residents

Well pleased with our visit, we stayed in the town camping

aire and then drove on the next day, having a look at the 

Burgundy canal, one of France's many 18th-19th century canals