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 Château de Vauboyen à Bièvres dans l'Essonne

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Empire et Directoire
Essonne

Château de Vauboyen

    76 Rue de Vauboyen 
    91570 Bièvres
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Crédit photo : Lionel Allorge - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1800
1900
2000
1809–1815
Construction of the castle
1966
Registration for historical monuments
14 décembre 1979
Complete classification
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Entrance gate; facades and roofs of the castle and its communes; interior staircase and the following rooms of the castle with their decoration: vestibule, old antechamber, dining room (doors), large and small living room on the ground floor; room overlooking the west facade and the box ceiling of the toilets on the first floor (cad. 1975 M 6, 7): classification by order of 14 December 1979

Key figures

Claude-Louis Bernier - Architect and Inspector of the Louvre Designer of the castle between 1809 and 1815.
Madame de La Celle de Châteaubourg - Commander of the castle Initial owner of the estate in the 19th century.
Victor Hugo - Writer and literary figure Attended the nearby Salon des Roches.

Origin and history

The Château de Vauboyen was built between 1809 and 1815 by the architect Claude-Louis Bernier, inspector of the Louvre buildings, for Madame de La Celle de Châteaubourg. At that time, the Bièvre Valley was a popular place for artists, notably thanks to Victor Hugo's literary salon at the nearby Roches castle. The site, located in a natural setting between Monteclin forest and valley, dominates Vauboyen station, served by RER C.

The castle has an empire Palladian style, with a cruciform plan in grinding and coating. Its north and south facades are pierced by two windows per level, while the east and west facades are decorated with Tuscan columns. The first level includes a trompe-l'oeil loggia to the west, topped by a triangular pediment. The park houses outbuildings in mill and brick (commons, stables, dovecote), and a monumental portal with Egyptian eclectic columns.

Ranked in historical monuments in 1979 (after an inscription in 1966), the castle protects its facades, roofs, interior staircase and remarkable rooms: vestibule, living rooms, west bedroom and studded ceiling. The sources also mention carved panelling, painted motifs, and statues on the porch, testimonies of its refined interior decor.

External links

Page Wikipedia
Page Monumentum