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Château de Montigny-le-Gannelon dans l'Eure-et-Loir

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Château de la Loire
Château de style Renaissance
Eure-et-Loir

Château de Montigny-le-Gannelon

    1 Avenue du Marquis de Lévis 
    28220 Montigny-le-Gannelon

Timeline

Bas Moyen Âge
Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1500
1800
1900
2000
vers 1495
Renaissance reconstruction
1834
Adding a flag
1879
Neo-Gothic facade
1893
Construction of the ride
1927, 1993
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Key figures

Jacques de Renty - Rebuilder Rebuilt the castle in 1495.
Anne-Adrien-Pierre de Montmorency-Laval - Owner and Ambassador Duke of Laval, defender of Canada.
Clément Parent - Architect Renovated the façade in 1879.
François Gaston de Lévis - Marshal of France Defender of Canada, honoured.
Sigismond de Lévis - Count and sponsor Have the east facade built.

Origin and history

The Château de Montigny-le-Gannelon, located in Eure-et-Loir, finds its origins in a fortress built in the time of Charlemagne, rebuilt in the 10th and 12th centuries. The building, very degraded in the 15th century, was dismantled and rebuilt around 1495 by Jacques de Renty in an emerging Renaissance style. Today, there is still the Tower of the Ladies and the Tower of the Clock, witnesses of this architectural period.

In the 18th century, the estate came into the hands of the Montmorency-Laval family, including Anne-Adrien-Pierre de Montmorency-Laval, Ambassador under Louis XVIII and Charles X. The latter, a defender of Canada, kept a unique book containing the opening speeches of the city of Lévis in 1895. In 1834, a pavilion was added to the north facade, and the family coat of arms, decorated with sixteen eagles and shells, were affixed above the entrance.

In 1879, the façade was rebuilt in a neo-Gothic style by architect Clement Parent, pupil of Viollet-le-Duc, for Count Sigismond de Lévis. The estate, which includes a central cloister and a ride built from 1893, is classified as a Historic Monument in 1927 and 1993. The clock tower, adorned with garlands symbolizing the vine and the widowhood, and the cloister, once open, illustrate the successive transformations of the castle.

The west façade features seven sculptures representing the grave sins, while a commemorative plaque pays tribute to Marshal François Gaston de Lévis, the defender of Canada. The main staircase, with a Renaissance ceiling of 1495, displays paintings of the Marshals of the Lévis family and symbols related to the roads of Compostela, highlighting the rich historical and artistic heritage of the site.

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Conditions of visit

  • Conditions de visite : Ouvert toute l'année
  • Période d'ouverture : Horaires, jours et tarifs sur le site du château ci-dessus.