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Orrouy Castle dans l'Oise

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château

Orrouy Castle

    Le Bourg
    60129 Orrouy
Private property
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Château dOrrouy
Château dOrrouy
Château dOrrouy
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Château dOrrouy
Château dOrrouy
Château dOrrouy
Château dOrrouy
Crédit photo : Markus3 (Marc ROUSSEL) - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
XVe siècle
Initial construction
XVIIe siècle
Adding a wing
XIXe siècle
Neo-Gothic renovations
1989
First entry MH
2024
Extended protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs; central staircase; wall (box B 884, 886, 887): entry by order of 30 March 1989; The castle in total as well as the interior of the leisure garden delimited by the fence walls already protected, with the turret at the entrance northwest in total, the orangery facades and roofs, the greenhouse in total, the hydraulic structure, the pond, the rocks as well as the caves and artificial rocks, but excluding the old farm, all shown in the cadastre, section B parcels 885, 886, 887, 1036, 1037, 1237 and 1238, as delimited on the plan annexed to the decree: inscription by order of 9 April 2024

Key figures

Joseph-Abraham Deshayes de Cambronne - Owner in the 18th century Director of Louis-Philippe d'Orléans.
Arnouph Deshayes de Cambronne - Owner and military Aide de camp de Charles X.
Comte Armand Doria - Owner and collector Member of the Institut de France.
Arnauld Doria - History of Art Armand Doria's grandson.
Jean Estienne - Military and pioneer Father of tanks assault.

Origin and history

The Château d'Orrouy, located in the department of Oise in the Hauts-de-France region, has its origins in the 15th century. The building underwent major renovations in the 17th and 19th centuries, notably under the influence of the neo-Gothic style. The corbelled turrets, facades and drills have been modified, while a wing added in the 17th century has also been transformed. Today, only the cellars retain authentic medieval elements.

In the 18th century, the castle belonged to the Foucault family, then to Joseph-Abraham Deshayes de Cambronne, administrator of the property of Louis-Philippe d'Orléans. He then passed to his son Arnouph Deshayes de Cambronne, aide de camp de Charles X, then to his niece Berthe de Villiers, before being handed over by covenant to the family Desfriches Doria. Count Armand Doria, a member of the Institut de France, and his grandson Arnauld Doria, an art historian, were the owners.

The castle was also the command post of the Champlieu tank camp during the First World War, under the direction of Jean Estienne, pioneer of the tanks. In the 19th century, it became a meeting place for artists like Corot, Manet, Cals and Gustave Colin, thanks to its owner, Count Doria, a great collector and friend of the Impressionists.

The facades, roofs, central stairway and enclosure wall were listed as historical monuments in 1989. In 2024, extended protection included the entire castle, its pleasant garden, a turret, an orangery, a greenhouse, as well as landscape elements such as rock and artificial caves.

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