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  3. Île de France
  4. Seine-et-Marne
  5. 77470 Boutigny

  6. Belou Castle

 Belou Castle à Boutigny en Seine-et-Marne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Seine-et-Marne

Belou Castle

    Route de la Grange
    77470 Boutigny
Château de Bélou
Château de Bélou
Château de Bélou
Crédit photo : Thor19 - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1601-1700
Initial construction
1701-1800
Extensions or changes
23 juillet 1992
Historic Monument Protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs of the castle; facades and roofs of the communes; Dove; enclosure wall with its polygonal angle pavilion; Manufacture in the form of a column (Cases ZL 35 to 38): entry by order of 23 July 1992

Key figures

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Origin and history

The Château de Bélou, located in Boutigny, Île-de-France, is a monument dating back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Its facades, roofs, commons, dovecote and enclosure wall have been listed as Historic Monuments since 1992, attesting to its architectural and heritage importance. The exact address, 74 A Route de la Grange, and its INSEE code (77049) place it in the Seine-et-Marne department, near Melun.

This castle illustrates the residential architecture of the rural elites of the modern era, a period marked by the emergence of large agricultural estates and secondary residences for Parisian aristocrats or bourgeois. The protected elements, such as the polygonal pavilion or the column-shaped factory, reflect aesthetic tastes and social practices of the 17th and 18th centuries, where castles served both as places of power, prestige and leisure.

The location of the castle, noted as very satisfactory (note 8/10), and the practical information mentioned (visits, rentals) suggest accessibility and contemporary appreciation of the heritage. Available sources, such as the Merimée and Monumentum base, confirm its status as protected cultural property, without providing details about its historic owners or specific events that took place there.

External links

Page Monumentum