Castle for sale

Near Paris, a 17th century castle, in the heart of an

A gate flanked by two lodges opens onto an alley that leads to the main courtyard. The castle consists of a main building framed by two wings at right angles, an extension called "Le petit château" (the small castle) has been added to the south wing, which is slightly set back by an elegant small courtyard. To the north are the outbuildings, stables, water tower, chapel, service quarters and two greenhouses. On the west side, a lake adorns the largely walled park.
The castleIt is listed as a Historical Monument. Its origins date back to the 16th century, when Gilles Lemaître, general counsel to François I, acquired this estate and had a stone and brick manor house built. The old gate opening onto a drawbridge bears witness to this past. In the 17th century, the castle passed into the hands of the Lamoignon family, who played a major role in its transformation and created a formal French-style park. It then became the residence of the Dukes of Padua, who launched a major restoration campaign in 1820. They subsequently decided to transform the gardens into an English-style park by adding a lake with the help of the Bühler brothers. The castle is made up of a rectangular main building and two wings set back at right angles in each corner, topped by square bell roofs. The facades are white and yellow sandstone and brick embellished with foliage garlands. The main facade features nine bays, three of which form part of the central avant-corps surmounted by a triangular pediment