Construction of the castle fin du XVIIIe siècle (≈ 1895)
Building of the main body and commons.
11 juin 1980
First entry MH
First entry MH 11 juin 1980 (≈ 1980)
Façades, roofs, staircase and washbasin protected.
14 octobre 2002
Second entry MH
Second entry MH 14 octobre 2002 (≈ 2002)
Extension to commons, gate and garden.
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui Aujourd'hui (≈ 2025)
Position de référence.
Heritage classified
The facades and roofs of the castle; the inside staircase with its ramp; the entire washout (see B 765, sheet number 4 : entry by order of 11 June 1980 - The communes comprising the lower courtyard with its wall and fence, the facades and roofs of the buildings forming the dovecote, the barn, the shed, the stable and the house called the gardener; the entrance gate with its gate, half moon and drivewheels, as well as the fence wall; the garden (cf. B4 761 to 774): registration by order of 14 October 2002
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Origin and history
Paars Castle is a building built at the end of the 18th century, whose ordered facades under broken roof reflect the influence of classical architecture. A half-moon gate with a driveway, extended by a driveway, leads to the main body of the castle. The communes, organized perpendicular to the central axis, include a lower courtyard closed by a grid and a wall-baubut, as well as a square dovecoier surrounded by two low wings sheltering barn, stables and shed. This set is considered one of the most successful examples of seigneurial commons of the 17th and 18th centuries in Soissonnais.
The castle was listed as historic monuments in two stages: in 1980 for its facades, roofs, interior staircase and wash-up, and in 2002 for its communes, entrance gate, garden and fence elements. These protections highlight the heritage value of the whole, both for its architecture and for its spatial organization characteristic of the seigneurial domains of the region.
Located in the department of Aisne in Paars, the castle is part of a landscape marked by the rural and aristocratic history of Picardia (now Hauts-de-France). Its plan and outbuildings illustrate the operation of seigneurial farms, where agricultural and residential buildings coexisted in a hierarchical balance, reflecting the social relations of the Old Regime and the 19th century.
