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 Davenescourt Castle dans la Somme

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Somme

Davenescourt Castle

    1 Place du Jeu-de-Battoir
    80500 Davenescourt
Photo de Davenescourt Castle
Crédit photo : Ybroc - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1682
Acquisition by La Myre
1857
Marriage and transmission
fin XVIIIe siècle
Construction of the current castle
1915
Military Hospital and War Cross
1918
Pillow by Germans
2e quart XIXe siècle
Construction of communes
7 juillet 1977
First classification Historic Monument
11 mai 2009
Extension of protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The facades and roofs of the castle; the entrance hall; the staircase with its wrought iron ramp; the living room and bedroom on the ground floor with their decor; the input grid; the chapel in full (cad. AB 59): classification by decree of 7 July 1977 - The facades and roofs of the communes (Box AB 59): inscription by decree of 7 July 1977 - The parts not yet protected include: the rooms of the unclassified castle, i.e. the entire interior of the castle still unprotected: the ground floor, the first floor, the floor of the servants, the attic, the basement and the underground medieval galleries and halls, except on the ground floor, the old bedroom of the children located at the northeast corner today transformed into bathroom, the other rooms transformed into bathroom or toilet on the first floor, as well as the old bedroom transformed today into kitchen on the first floor; the interior of the first commons of the castle, made of white stone, the internal face of walls and vaults, perfectly executed; the farm of 1834-1837, backed by the commons, in full, including the cooler, the court and the pigeon-house, except the sheepfold of 1896; the hydraulic water supply system linked to the estate, part of the castle; the entire garden with the wooded part, surrounded by its walls also included in the protection, with the part below to the south (the stake, the greenhouse and the small children's house) , all the floors linked to these parts (cad. AB 35, 56, 57, 59 to 71, 76; AC 241): registration by order of 11 May 2009

Key figures

Gabriel de La Myre - Lord and Military Acquire seigneury in 1682.
Lucie Philippine de Cardevac de Gouy - Commander of the castle Have the current building built.
Gabrielle Marguerite de La Myre - Heir and wife Transmit Davenescourt to Villeneuve-Bargemont.
Elzéar de Villeneuve-Bargemont - Owner by covenant Receives the dowry domain.
Augustin de Villeneuve-Bargemont - Garden restaurant Restores the post-Second War Park.
Édouard André - Landscaper assigned Designs the French garden.
Roi Albert Ier de Belgique - Host illustrated in 1915 Visit the military hospital castle.
Raymond Poincaré - President of the Republic Present during the discussions on the War Cross.

Origin and history

Davenescourt Castle, located in the Somme department, was built at the end of the 18th century by Lucie Philippine de Cardevac de Gouy, widow of Count Gabriel Melchior de La Myre, replacing an old castle destroyed in 1652 during the Spanish invasions. The communes, built in the second quarter of the 19th century, complete the architectural ensemble, while the chapel, which was forty years before the castle, has carved high reliefs.

Davenescourt's seigneury belonged to several noble families, including the Hangest, the Noyelles, and the Myre, the latter acquiring the estate in 1682. In 1857, Gabrielle Marguerite de La Myre, daughter of Charles La Myre, married Elzéar de Villeneuve-Bargemont and brought him the land in dowry. The castle, transformed into a military hospital during the First World War, welcomed personalities such as King Albert I of Belgium, President Raymond Poincaré, and General Joffre. Here, in 1915, the idea of the War Cross was raised at a meeting between Maurice Barrès, Ernest Cauvin and General Boëlle.

During the Great War, the castle also served as staff for General Robillot in 1916, before being looted and damaged by the Germans in 1918. After World War II, Viscount Augustin de Villeneuve-Bargemont restored the French garden, attributed to landscaper Édouard André. The estate also includes a hydraulic water supply system, a farm, a cooler, and a dovecote, all partially protected as historical monuments since 1977 and 2009.

The current protections cover facades, roofs, entrance gate, stairwell, living room and a bedroom on the ground floor, as well as the entire chapel. The communes, the wooded park, and outbuildings such as the stake or the greenhouse are also listed. The castle, built in white stone with vaulted bases, features a Louis XVI style marked by forebody and a perron leading to a vestibule decorated with neoclassical stucco (1805).

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