Villeneuve-Lembron (Municipality, Puy-de-Dôme, France)

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Presentation of Villeneuve-Lembron

Villeneuve-Lembron is a village located in the plaine of Lembron, a few kilometers south-west of Issoire.

The Villa nova (new estate) was created after clearing a part of the forest in the XI-XIIth centuries, as it occurred in several regions of France, then mostly covered with woods. The estate belonged to the Dauphiné d'Auvergne, a small feudal domain in Auvergne belonging to the duchy of Aquitaine. Knights of Villeneuve Astorg and Jean are mentioned in the XIVth centuries, but there is no evidence they lived in Villeneuve. The domain was then part of the châtellenie of Vodable, the capital city of the Dauphiné.

In 1435, squire Jean d'Aurelhe (Aureilhe) was allowed to fortify his domain around a square tower dating from XIIth century. His relative Rigaud (Rigault) d'Aureilhe, born around 1450, was a diplomat and man of war, and was appointed maître d'hôtel by kings of France Louis XI, Charles VIII, Louis XII and François I. At that time, the royal court moved from castle to castle and the maître d'hôtel was more a court