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  5. 76740 Ermenouville

  6. Castle of Mesnil-Geoffroy

 Castle of Mesnil-Geoffroy à Ermenouville en Seine-Maritime

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château

Castle of Mesnil-Geoffroy

    Le Mesnil Geffroy
    76740 Ermenouville
Private property
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Château du Mesnil-Geoffroy
Château du Mesnil-Geoffroy
Château du Mesnil-Geoffroy
Château du Mesnil-Geoffroy
Château du Mesnil-Geoffroy
Château du Mesnil-Geoffroy
Crédit photo : Paubry - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
début XVIIe siècle
Initial construction
vers 1740
Major transformation
1781
Légation au marquis de Cany
28 juin 1945
Partial classification
21 juillet 2015
Registration
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Fronts and roofs; rooms decorated with woodwork on the ground floor: classification by decree of 28 June 1945; The domain of Mesnil-Geffroy in its entirety is the whole of the building, each in whole, excluding the classified parts, the fence, the park and the gardens, as well as the statuary with the ground of the plots on which it is situated according to the plan annexed to the decree, and appearing in the cadastre on the plots A 49, 51, 52, 53, 55, 410, 651: inscription by order of 21 July 2015

Key figures

Guillaume Le Seigneur - Initial constructor Sieur de la Heuze, builder of the castle.
Lannoy de Bellegarde - Transformer owners Modernize the castle around 1740.
Jacques de Lannoy de Bellegarde - Adviser to Parliament Left the castle in 1781.
Victor Hugo - Guest writer Stayed at the castle.
Louis de Robien - Former owner Diplomat and resident of the estate.

Origin and history

The Château du Mesnil-Geoffroy is a 17th and 18th century residence in Ermenouville, Seine-Maritime. Built in the early 17th century by Guillaume Le Seigneur, Sieur de la Heuze, it replaces an earlier building dating from the 14th or 16th century. The estate, transformed around 1740 by the Lannoy de Bellegarde, has French-style beds and gardens unchanged since that time.

In 1781, Jacques de Lannoy de Bellegarde, adviser to the Parliament of Rouen, left the castle to the Marquis de Cany. He then passed to the princes of Montmorency-Luxembourg, close to the royal family. Since the 18th century, the castle preserves its woodwork, facades and interior decorations, testimonies of the Norman nobility. Victor Hugo and Saint-Exupéry stayed there, and the estate belonged to diplomat Louis de Robien.

The castle is renowned for its private rose garden, the largest in Normandy, with more than 2,500 roses of old and modern varieties. Its 10-hectare park, classified as a natural site, also includes a romantic vegetable garden. Partially listed as historical monuments in 1945, the estate is now owned by the Prince and Princess Hany Kayali, who live throughout the year.

External links

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