Membership in the seigneury of Favars Moyen Âge (≈ 1125)
Land included in the local parish.
1483
Transition to the Miremont family
Transition to the Miremont family 1483 (≈ 1483)
Change of medieval property.
XVIIe siècle
Acquisition by Miramon
Acquisition by Miramon XVIIe siècle (≈ 1750)
Conservative family until after 1789.
XIXe siècle
Rebuilding by Marsillon
Rebuilding by Marsillon XIXe siècle (≈ 1865)
Modernisation castle and park.
1877-1878
Restoration of the park
Restoration of the park 1877-1878 (≈ 1878)
Major landscape work.
4 octobre 1990
Registration Historic Monument
Registration Historic Monument 4 octobre 1990 (≈ 1990)
Park protection and factories.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
Park consisting of: garden pavilion (B 435); outbuilding (B 648); hens (B 649); cooler (B 658); plots B 434 to 436, 628, 658, 660, 665 : inscription by order of 4 October 1990
Key figures
Marsillon - Owner and Owner
Parisian engineer, domain rebuilder.
Laurent André - Landscape architect
Contributor to park plans.
Famille de Miramon - Former owner (XVII-XIXe)
Detainer before the Revolution.
Origin and history
The Château de Chadebec, located in Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes en Corrèze, finds its medieval origins in the seigneury of Favars, which dominated much of the parish. Over the centuries, the estate changed hands: it passed to the Miremont family in 1483, then to the Miramons in the seventeenth century, which kept it well beyond the Revolution. This information highlights the historical anchoring of the site, well before its subsequent reconstruction.
In the 19th century, the castle and its park were entirely rebuilt by Marsillon, a Parisian engineer, who modernized the property according to the tastes of the time. Several architects and landscapers, including Laurent André, participated in this ambitious project, as evidenced by the watercolored plans kept on site. The park, restored between 1877 and 1878, was designed with winding aisles, lawns decorated with rare trees, and an English river girdling together, reflecting the romantic aesthetics of the century.
The estate also includes utility and decorative elements, such as a henhouse and a cooler, classified as "mills". These structures, as well as the quadrilateral vegetable garden, illustrate the desire to reconcile functionality and landscape harmony. The park, registered with the Historic Monuments in 1990, also includes wooded plots evoking wild nature, contrasting with the landscaped spaces. The ensemble offers a remarkable testimony of the art of gardens and residential architecture of the 19th century in Limousin.
