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The Château de Troisereux is a Renaissance-style building built mainly in the 15th and 16th centuries on the commune of Troisereux, in the department of Oise ( Hauts-de-France). It is distinguished by its architecture in brick and white limestone, organized in the shape of L with a main wing, a low gallery and a tower housing a spiral staircase and a medieval clock classified. Its 12-hectare park, attributed to Bernard Palissy, is considered a rare example of a Protestant garden and houses an arboretum, moat and a 330-metre canal.

The castle and its estate have been the subject of numerous protections for historical monuments. As early as 1983, a first decree classified its facades, roofs, courtyards, moats and water bodies, while its large staircase, screw staircase and two inner rooms were inscribed. The park, with its hydraulic elements and centuries-old trees (including plane trees between 150 and 400 years old and cypress trees planted in 1786), was classified in 1983 and registered in 1992. Finally, in 2003, other components of the estate, such as hydraulic installations and unclassified parts of water bodies, were protected by a new order.

Open to the public, the castle offers a visit to several rooms of its main wing, including the dining room, library, living room and boudoir. These interiors, restored in 1791, reflect the architectural and decorative evolution of the monument. The park, on the other hand, is a natural ornithological reserve, welcoming a variety of species such as herons, swans or fishermen, and serving as a stopover for migratory birds. Its layout, combining Renaissance elements and preserved nature, makes it a remarkable site both historically and ecologically.

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