The chateau has been state-owned since 1998. High on its rocky promontory it overlooks the confluence of the Dordogne and Vézère Rivers as well as the village.

Established in 1891 and scarcely altered since, the one and half hectare garden which surrounds the chateau contains sixty varieties of trees. There is an unusually proportioned well in the grounds and an old windmill converted into a dovecote.