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It is located in Chaumont, straddling the municipalities of Mainsat and La Serre-Bussière-Vieille, in the Creuse department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in central France. The path leading to the château (rue de Chaumont) is in the town of Mainsat, but the building itself is in the neighbouring town of La Serre-Bussière-Vieille. [1] [2]
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.
The Husson family, seigneurs (lords) of Montgiroux around 1406, gave their name to the château de la Motte-Husson, or Husson Castle. [3] The Baglion de la Dufferie family [4] (a French branch of the Baglioni family of Perugia) [5] acquired the estate in 1600. [3] The castle was rebuilt in the enclosure of the old square moat.
This list of châteaux in France is arranged by region. The French word château ( French pronunciation: [ʃɑto] ; plural: châteaux ) has a wider meaning than the English castle : it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vineyards in English.
In March 1762, King Louis XV (who had become King in 1715 at the age of five, succeeding his great-grandfather Louis XIV) exchanged the dukedom of Gisors, the Pontcarré estate, and the château, land, and Lordship of Armainvilliers, [3] for the principality of Dombes with Louis Charles de Bourbon, Count of Eu.
The Château Louis XIV is a château constructed between 2008 and 2011 [1] [2] in the commune of Louveciennes in the Yvelines department in the Île-de-France region. [3]The chateau was built by the property developer Emad Khashoggi's property development company COGEMAD using traditional craftsmanship techniques and materials.
Although France is famous for its Gothic cathedrals, the country is home to a wide range of churches, some featuring work by famous French artists and designers like Monet, Matisse, and Le Corbusier.
The Château du Pin [1] is a château in Fabras in Ardèche, southwestern France. It was built in the 12th century by the Chanaleilles family, then was heavily remodelled in the 16th century. [ 2 ] The spot then acquired a dual function: military, with the addition of defensive towers, but also with agricultural crops in the field.