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The castle of Flesselles is organized around a large rectangular courtyard open to the north, lined with buildings with various materials: chalk, brick, stone and torchi. The main house body, in chalk and covered with slate, dominates the south side, while the west wing incorporates a circular arched tower, medieval vestige. The commons, built of brick and stone or torchi, reflect architectural evolutions between the 17th and 18th centuries, with a neoclassical portal added around 1780.

The seigneury of Flesselles, attested from the 12th century, saw its first castle erected at the beginning of the 14th century by Guillaume de Saveuse, of which a tower remains. In the 17th century, the Brégy de Flesselles family built a new castle, of which there remains a brick reception room. In 1744, Alexandre Nicolas de Bray acquired the estate and built the current house and a pavilion in 1747. The architect Rousseau intervened around 1780 to add a neo-classical portal link building. In the 19th century, Charles de Chévigné enlarged the park, introduced rare plant species and replanted the interior, before the estate was sold in 1976 and partially converted into a subdivision.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 1979 for its facades, roofs, staircases and decorated lounges, the castle was restored in 1985 by its owner. Only remains of the fence wall recall the park's former hold, now extinct. The building thus combines medieval traces, classical additions and modern transformations, testifying to seven centuries of seigneurial and architectural history.

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