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Origin and history

The Château de Pinceloup was born in the early seventeenth century, as evidenced by an act of 1633. Its original architecture, characteristic of this period, combines brick and stone, with a central pavilion surmounted by a lanternon. The building was enlarged in the 18th century for François Prévost, notary of King Louis XVI, before being partially razed under Napoleon III.

In 1897, the castle was acquired by Eugène Thome, a public works contractor who collaborated with Adolphe Alphand and Baron Haussmann. He undertook a major reconstruction between 1901 and 1903, giving the castle its present appearance. The estate includes a horse ride with remarkable interior decorations dating back to the 1900s and 1920s, with trompe-l'oeil paintings depicting rural and port scenes.

The park, probably designed by landscaper Louis Varé, completes this set. Since 1958, the castle has been home to the Le Nôtre school, dedicated to the training of young people in difficulty in the trades of hotels, horticulture and building. The horse ride was listed at the Historic Monuments in 2005, highlighting the heritage value of the site.

Today owned by the City of Paris, the Château de Pinceloup combines architectural history and educational vocation, while preserving traces of its successive transformations, from the 17th to the 20th century.

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