Choeur-Bommiers Forest

There is no text describing the forest before the 17th century. The oldest traces of human activity are in the form of ironworks attesting to a sometimes ancient metallurgical activity, these traces are visible in the Canton of Bois Ramier. In medieval times, it belonged to the lords of Bommiers. Henri II of Bourbon, heir to the castle of Bommiers, Prince of Condé and father of the Great Condé who bought the lands of the baronies of Bommiers and Châteauroux in 1612. The family of the Princes of Condé became owners of the Clavières forges in 1680. The forest will contribute to the growth of iron production. It was then treated as coppice with a short rotation of 20 to 30 years for the production of charcoal. In 1736, the forest became royal with the acquisition by Louis XV of the Duchy of Châteauroux, sold by Louis IV of Condé, Count of Clermont. It was entrusted as an appanage to the Count of Artois, brother of Louis XVI, in 1744.

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