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Origin and history

The Château de la Turpinière, located in Sennely en Sologne, finds its origins in a fief attested from the beginning of the 15th century. The present estate, surrounded by ditches and originally served by two removable wooden bridges (replaced later by masonry works), was rebuilt after 1681 for René Trossard, a wealthy Orléan bourgeois. Its architecture reflects the characteristics of solognot castles, with a longitudinal body confined to square pavilions, typical of the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century buildings.

Originally a seigneurial residence, the castle was transformed into a hunting lodge at the end of the 18th century, before undergoing major modifications in the 19th century to adapt to the new standards of comfort of aristocratic residences. The present chapel, dated 1810, replaces a first place of worship located in one of the pavilions. The original interiors were not preserved, but the facades and roofs of the oldest elements (late 17th century), as well as the chapel and the commons, were protected by an inscription to the Historical Monuments in 1989.

The site illustrates the evolution of seigneurial houses in Sologne, moving from medieval fortresses to residences of pleasure, then to houses adapted to the lifestyles of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The ditches, although partially filled or modified, still remind its defensive origin, while the pavilions are, paired, structure a courtyard of honour characteristic of the castles of the region. However, the accuracy of its location remains poor (level 5/10), depending on available sources.

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