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  3. Normandie
  4. Seine-Maritime
  5. 76220 Brémontier-Merval

  6. Merval Castle

 Merval Castle à Brémontier-Merval en Seine-Maritime

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Louis XIII

Merval Castle

    Château de Merval
    76220 Brémontier-Merval
Ownership of the region
Museums of France
All the castles of France Louis XIII style castle
Château de Merval
Château de Merval
Château de Merval
Château de Merval
Crédit photo : Giogo - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
XVIIe siècle
Construction of the castle
1823
Merger of municipalities
1826
Integration of Bellozanne
1942
Domain classification
1943
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs; the manager's pavilion; the buildings of the orangery; the stables and the dovecote : classification by order of 11 June 1943

Key figures

Hugues V de Gournay - Lord and Founder Founded the Abbey of Bellozanne in the 12th century.
Philippe le Hardi - King of France Visit the Abbey in 1280.
Philippe le Bel - King of France Visit the Abbey in 1314.
Charles IV - King of France Visit the Abbey in 1327.
Pierre de Ronsard - Poet and Abbé Commandataire Directed the abbey in the 16th-17th centuries.
Henri de Blavette - Restoration Prior Restore the abbey in the 18th century.

Origin and history

Merval Castle, located in Brémontier-Merval in the Seine-Maritime department, is an emblematic 17th century monument. Ranked at the Historic Monuments in 1943 for its facades, roofs, orangery, stables and dovecote, it is considered one of the "wonders" of the country of Bray. The estate, now owned by the Normandy region, houses an agricultural farm, a cider shop and an agricultural high school, while remaining open to the public.

The commune of Brémontier-Merval, formed in 1823 by the merger of the communes of Brémontier and Merval, and then Bellozanne in 1826, has a rich religious background. From the Merovingian era, the site housed a religious community. In the 12th century, Hugues V de Gournay founded the Abbey of Bellozanne, entrusted to the pre-monstrates. This abbey, visited by kings like Philip the Hardi and Charles IV, declined after the Hundred Years' War before being dissolved in 1790.

The castle of Merval, with its park classified in 1942, illustrates the architectural and agricultural heritage of the region. Its dovecote and its conservatory orchard bear witness to an ever-living agricultural tradition. The estate, open all year round, combines heritage preservation and educational activities, thus embodying the historical and modern duality of the country of Bray.

External links

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