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Labbeville Castle, located in Val-d'Oise in Île-de-France, has been a historic monument since 1981. Built at the beginning of the 17th century (between 1621 and 1623) by Geoffroy Lhuillier, son of Jean Lhuillier (prevost of the merchants of Paris), it replaces an earlier building on Tourly's fief, acquired in 1598. This Louis XIII style castle is distinguished by its stone façades, its two side pavilions and its 17th century dovecote, typical of the aristocratic architecture of the period.

The estate also includes a farm, a stone bridge over Sausseron, and terraces. Although sober, the building reflects the social status of its owners, close to the Parisian royal and municipal power. The castle is called as well as after the demolition of the nearby Brécourt castle, stressing its progressive local importance.

Labbeville, the village of the French Vexin, was historically linked to the Abbey of Bec (Normandy), as evidenced by its name of origin Abbatis Villa (the abbey house). The region, marked by prosperous agriculture and mills like Labbeville (18th century), sees the castle integrated into a changing rural landscape, between medieval heritage and modernity of the Grand Century.

The site, partially hidden by a fence wall, also preserves traces of a 14th century building transformed into commons, illustrating the historical strata of the estate. The Lhuillier family, influential in Parisian finance, leaves a lasting imprint, combining architectural heritage and local memory.

Today, the Château de Labbeville remains a testimony of the seigneurial and bourgeois history of the Vexin, between religious heritage (prieuré dependent on the Bec) and the development of a nobility of dress close to Paris. Its inscription in historical monuments protects a coherent whole, including dovecote, farm and landscape elements, reflecting the organisation of rural estates under the Old Regime.

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