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Castle of the Rancy, currently high school à Bonneuil-sur-Marne dans le Val-de-Marne

Val-de-Marne

Castle of the Rancy, currently high school

    12 Rue Paul Vaillant Couturier
    94380 Bonneuil-sur-Marne
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Château du Rancy, actuellement lycée
Crédit photo : Racinaire - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1750-1770
Initial construction
1794
Guillotine of the Marquis
vers 1825
Adding a wing
1950
Repurchase by the State
1993
MH classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Farm and dovecote, as well as the floor of the courtyard, 2 rue Désiré-Dautier (Box H 205): inscription by order of 3 February 1993; Fronts and roofs of the castle; common; grid, court and forecourt floor, 6 rue Désiré-Dautier (Box H 196): inscription by order of 7 September 1993

Key figures

Paul-Étienne Brunet - Lord of Rancy, farmer general Owner in the 17th-18th century
François-Pierre-Louis de la Motte-Baracé de Senonnes - Marquis de Senonnes Guillotiné in 1794 during the Revolution
Charles François Personne-Desbrières - Mayor of Bonneuil, Legion of Honour Owner in the 19th century, stepfather of Marbot
Jean-Baptiste Antoine Marcellin de Marbot - General of Empire, pair of France Owner by covenant (Desbrières family)

Origin and history

The Rancy Castle, located in Bonneuil-sur-Marne in the Val-de-Marne, was built between 1750 (according to the Trudaine Atlas) and 1770 (hunting map) on the former eponymous fief. The original Louis XV-style estate was completed around 1825 by a wing in return for a square and a Tuscan portico, now missing. From the end of the 19th century, the castle was gradually abandoned before being bought in 1950 by the National Education to become a school (EREA). Its park, vestige of the original gardens, now belongs to the departmental council.

The castle combines architectural elements from the 18th and 19th centuries: contrasting facades (Louis XV in the north, Empire in the south), common from the 17th century, and a classified dovecote. The wrought iron entry grid carries the monogram of the Person-Desbrières family, linked to General Marbot by alliance. Ranked a historical monument in 1993, the site retains carved details (renamed winged in bas-relief) and a period frame in the dovecote. Its history reflects the transformation of a seigneurial estate into public equipment.

His notable owners include Paul-Étienne Brunet (general farmer under Louis XIV), the Marquis de Senonnes (guillotines in 1794), and Charles François Personne-Desbrières (maire de Bonneuil, Légion d'honneur). The Marbot family, including the general of Empire Jean-Baptiste Marcellin, inherited it by alliance in the 19th century. After a period of decline, the castle regains an educational vocation, while its public park bears witness to its aristocratic past.

Registration for historical monuments in 1993 protects facades, roofs, commons, grids, and courtyard floors. Today, the estate is divided between municipal (lycée) and departmental (park). The descriptions of 1935 by Léandre Vaillat underline its hybrid character, between "bourgeois house" and castle, with soft slopes and a landscape preserved despite the modifications.

Available sources (Wikipédia, Mérimée base, Monumentum) confirm its current address: 2 and 6 rue Désiré-Dautier, in Bonneuil-sur-Marne. Insee code (94011) and the location in Île-de-France (Department 94) anchor the monument in its territory. Although closed to the private visit, its school use and accessible park perpetuate its role in the local community.

External links

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