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This list of châteaux in France is arranged by region. The French word château (French pronunciation:; plural: châteaux) has a wider meaning than the English castle: it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
The Château du Broutel is an 18th-century château situated in Rue, Hauts-de-France, in northern France.Originally built as the private residence for Jean-Baptiste Loisel Le Gaucher, it is currently owned by Globebrow Ltd and is a multi-activity centre for British children at KS2, 3 and 4.
The château was designed by Léon-Maurice Chatenay, the family architect who had built the Adolphe de Rothschild ophthalmological foundation in the 19th arrondissement of Paris in 1902–1905.
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by region and department. Notes The French word château has a wider meaning than the English castle : it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
Name Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes Tour des Archives de Vernon: 1123 Ruins Keep survives. Château Gaillard: 1196-8 Ruins Built in 2 years by Richard the Lionheart, early concentric castle of advanced design.
Sitting at the crest of a long entry drive, the château was designed by the British architect Joseph Paxton. The inspiration for the design of Ferrières was Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire, England, the house that Paxton had built for Baron James's nephew, Mayer Amschel de Rothschild. On seeing Mentmore, Baron James is reputed to have ...
Name Date Condition Image Ownership / Access Notes Château de Bussemont: 17th century Saint-Lumier-la-Populeuse: rebuilt 21th century Château d'Étrepy
The lands where an ancient fortress once stood were known as Columbine until the 17th century. They were acquired in the early 16th century by Jean Le Breton, France's Controller-General for War under King Francis I, and a new château was constructed around the original 14th-century keep where King Philip II of France once met Richard I of England to discuss peace.