Construction of the castle 1643 (≈ 1643)
By Madeleine de Porest, widow of Harden
5 septembre 1963
Classification of the castle
Classification of the castle 5 septembre 1963 (≈ 1963)
Protection for historical monuments
30 mai 1973
Site classification
Site classification 30 mai 1973 (≈ 1973)
Castle and its preserved enclosure
30 août 1990
Registration of agricultural buildings
Registration of agricultural buildings 30 août 1990 (≈ 1990)
Press, sheepfold, dovecote and other outbuildings
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Castle (Case C 152): Order of 5 September 1963; Buildings of the enclosure forming the agricultural domain: press with its mechanism and operating elements and pan; sheepfold and stable; small barn; cartage; barns West and East; Dove; house of the farmer; Bread oven; remains of the fence of the old vegetable garden and the doors of the fields; Dog building and old housing, north of the enclosure (cad. ZC 2e, 2f, 2i, 2g, 15): registration by order of 30 August 1990
Key figures
Madeleine de Porest - Founder of the castle
Widow of Robert de Harden, construction in 1643
Robert Dugard - Shipowner and industrial
Interior decoration 18th century, manufacture of Darnétal
Origin and history
Bonneval Castle is a 3rd quarter of the 17th century residence in the commune of The Hague-Aubrée, in the department of Eure, Normandy. Built in 1643 by Madeleine de Porest, widow of Robert de Harden, it illustrates Louis XIII architecture in Lower Seine. Its entrance door still bears the initials of its founder, while its interior preserves 18th-century decorations, notably in the salons, made under the influence of Robert Dugard, a Protestant shipowner and director of the Royal Manufacture of Darnétal.
The estate extends to a natural site classified since 1973, including protected agricultural buildings (press, sheepfold, dovecote, etc.), listed as historical monuments in 1990. These are evidence of the economic functioning of a Roumois estate in the 17th century, rare in its state of conservation. The castle itself has been classified since 1963, highlighting its heritage importance.
The castle is located 2 km northeast of the Saint-Léger church, in the heart of a preserved enclosure. Its history reflects both the aristocratic heritage of its founder and the influence of Norman Protestant elites in the 18th century, through figures such as Robert Dugard, linked to transatlantic trade (Canada Society) and local industry (Dartetal Manufacture).
