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The castle of Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets, built in the 17th century, has been a private building listed as historic monuments since April 5, 1930. It is located on the edge of the Avre, in a green valley of the department of Eure-et-Loir, in the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its architecture is contemporary of that of the parish church, which once served as a chapel, reflecting a stylistic unity between these two emblematic monuments of the commune.

In 1620, the castle was erected in the context of the post-war reconstruction of Religion, marking a period of stability and prosperity for the region. The fief de Saint-Lubin then belonged to François Vedeau de Grammont, a councillor in parliament, who also participated in the restoration of the nearby church after a fire in 1620. This link between the castle and the church, now classified, underscores the historical importance of this site.

The chateau park is home to Oriental plane trees planted around 1720, labeled outstanding trees of France in 2020. These landscape elements add a natural heritage dimension to the monument, reflecting its evolution throughout the centuries. The castle, always private, remains a symbol of local history, linked to the social and economic transformations of the valley of the Aprus.

In the 19th century, the town experienced an industrial boom with the installation of spinning plants and mills, such as the Waddington, which boosted the area. Although the castle is not directly mentioned in these developments, its maintenance as a listed monument reflects the preservation of an aristocratic heritage in a context of modernization. Today, it embodies both the architectural heritage of the seventeenth century and the historical continuity of Saint-Lubin-des-Joncherets.

The commune, marked by conflicts like the First World War (where the nearby Haut-Venay castle served as a military hospital), retains this monument as an identity landmark. Its early registration in 1930 bears witness to its recognized heritage value, in a region where the Aprus has long served as a border between Normandy and the Kingdom of France.

Finally, the castle is part of a wider landscape of castles and historical monuments of Eure-et-Loir, contributing to the cultural attractiveness of the Centre-Val de Loire region. Its history, although partially documented, remains inseparable from that of the commune and its transformations, from medieval wars to the industrial era.

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