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The Château du Boscage, located in Escaudes en Gironde (New Aquitaine), is a building dating from the second half of the seventeenth century. This historic monument is distinguished by its spatial organization: a vast courtyard bounded to the south by a porch and communes, and to the north by a rectangular house flanked by two pavilions on one floor. The architecture reflects the classic cannons of the era, with interior elements such as French ceilings, although some decorations rather evoke the eighteenth century, suggesting later developments.

The castle was inscribed in the Historical Monuments by order of 16 October 2000, protecting its house, outbuildings and inner courtyard bordered by hedges. The accuracy of its location is considered satisfactory a priori (level 6/10), with an official address registered at Escaudes (code Insee 33155). Available sources, such as Monumentum and Mérimée data, confirm its status as a notable architectural heritage, but do not provide details on its contemporary uses (visits, events, etc.).

The lack of specific mention of sponsors or architects in the sources limits the knowledge of its social history. However, the very structure of the castle — with its commons and its symmetrical organization — suggests a seigneurial or bourgeois residence, typical of rural dwellings built during the reign of Louis XIV. Subsequent internal transformations (decades of the eighteenth century) could indicate an adaptation to the tastes of successive owners, but no name is mentioned in the archives consulted.

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