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Origin and history

The castle of Amoy, located in Oison in the Loiret, finds its origins in a seigneury attested from 1209. The current estate, probably built in the mid-17th century, is the result of an expansion by successive acquisitions. Its architecture combines a body of classic houses – with triangular and curved frontal facades – and medieval remains, such as the basements of towers flanking a quadrangular platform surrounded by dry moat. These elements, including the stone-cut foundations, suggest an occupation well before the modern period.

After the French Revolution, the castle underwent major changes: the communes were restored and new buildings were erected, encroaching on moat in the east. The park, located to the south, is structured by two straight and partially closed aisles. In the 19th or early 20th century, elevations were re-entered, altering their original appearance. The current plan reveals a larger occupied area, showing successive changes. Since 2010, several elements – platforms, towers, moats, facades and roofs – have been protected under the Historic Monuments.

The front yard of the castle, accessible by a dormant bridge, leads to an elevated platform supporting the house and the commons. The house body, organized on three levels (intersoil, ground floor, square floor) plus the attic, has a roof adorned with two sprigs. Despite the modifications, the site retains traces of its medieval past, notably through the remains of the towers and the initial defensive organization, now integrated into a more recent architectural ensemble.

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