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Origin and history

The Château des Millets is a strong house built at the end of the 15th century, characterized by a body of rectangular houses flanked by brick towers. In the 16th century, a Renaissance facade with carved decoration was added, while in the 18th century, back pavilions and a new building in front of the west facade enlarged the whole. The interiors, redesigned in the 18th and 19th centuries (woodworks, parquet floors, fireplaces), were completed at the beginning of the 20th century by remarkable improvements, including a library decorated with philatelic ash-like sculptures made by Raymond Prette in the 1940s.

The estate extends over diverse gardens created between the 18th and 19th centuries: a French-style garden, an English-language park, as well as an orchard and a walled vegetable garden. The communes, built during this period, include a dairy, pavilions and a kennel. Inside, the kitchen is distinguished by two decal friezes, one of which was designed by Benjamin Rabier. These elements, as well as the living rooms, the dining room and the rooms with their original décor, have been protected since the castle's inscription to historical monuments in 2009.

The architecture of the castle reflects the stylistic evolutions of its time, mixing medieval, Renaissance and classical influences. The landscape and interior arrangements bear witness to the aristocratic tastes of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, combining utility and aesthetics. The philatelic library and the friezes of Benjamin Rabier add a unique artistic dimension, illustrating the adaptation of the monument to the cultural modes of the twentieth century.

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