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Domaine du Fayel, castle and park au Fayel dans l'Oise

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Louis XIII

Domaine du Fayel, castle and park

    230 Rue des Lombards
    60680 Le Fayel
Private property; property of the municipality
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Domaine du Fayel, château et parc
Crédit photo : Havang(nl) - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1627
Acquisition of the seigneury
1650-1655
Construction of the castle
1656
Royal residence
13 janvier 1947
First entry MH
5 août 1980
Registration of communes
2 décembre 2021
Extended protection
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Façades and roofs as well as the pavilion in the park at the southwest corner of the castle: inscription by order of 13 January 1947; Facades and roofs of communes (Case B 8): inscription by decree of 5 August 1980; The castle for the following parts: the kitchens and kitchens in the basement, the vestibule and its staircase of honor, as well as the six rooms of appartment on the ground floor (Trevisian lounge, living room of the Mothe Houdancourt, Hericy lounge, room of the Marshal Mortier, Boudoir of the Compagnie des Indes and Vandreuil room), the three rooms of appartation on the first floor (living room, billiard room, bedroom) and the library on the second floor around the lanternon that surmounts the vestibule (park B 267 of the Fayel cadastre); the small heart-shaped park, with its fence walls and entrance gate (parks B 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 183, 184, 185, 186, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 254, 255, 256, 267, 272, 317 of the Fayel cadastre), with its chapel (park B 269 of the Fayel cadastre), the fountain factory (park B 9 of the Fayel cadastre), and the cross of Saint-André (park B 185 of the Fayel cadastre), as well as the two north-south alleys (parks ZA 26b and A 253, part of the Lombards street of the public domain, ZC 74 of the Fayel cadastre) and east-west that cross it (parks ZC 1, B 300 and 303 of the Fayel cadastre); Gansoive wood (park A 273, ZB 1 of the Fayel cadastre) and the land tenure of the old apple and wheat parks (park ZC 1 of the Fayel cadastre) as well as the location of the old aisles linking the large park to the small park (park ZB 32 and 33 of the Fayel cadastre); the so-called place of the White Fountain - Source and Fountain - (ZE 5a Park of the Chevrières Cadastre), the right of way to the ground of the hydraulic system (ZE 5, 6, 143, 144, 145, 146, 222 and ZD 7, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 33, 34, 35 of the Chevrières cadastre) and the pond (public domain of the Fayel cadastre): inscription by order of 2 December 2021

Key figures

Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt - Marshal de France, sponsor Owner and builder of the building.
Jacques Bruant - Architect Designer of the castle and pavilion.
André Le Nôtre - Landscape Suspected author of the French-style park.
Christine de Suède - Queen in exile Host illustrated in 1656 with Louis XIV.
Louis XIV - King of France Present during the royal stay.
Daniel de La Mothe-Houdancourt - Bishop of Mende Acquirer of the seigneury in 1627.

Origin and history

The Château du Fayel, located in the Oise, was built between 1650 and 1655 by architect Jacques Bruant for Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt, Marshal of France and Viceroy of Catalonia. The latter, from a noble family, inherited the seigneury of the Fayel via his brother Daniel, bishop of Mende, who had acquired it in 1627. The castle, in classic brick and stone style, is distinguished by its central body flanked by two wings in return. Its French-style park, attributed to André Le Nôtre, still retains today the traces of its original route.

In 1656, the castle hosted a significant event: Queen Christine of Sweden stayed there, accompanied by Louis XIV, Anne of Austria and Cardinal Mazarin. This gathering illustrates the political and social importance of the domain at the time. After the death of Philippe de La Mothe-Houdancourt, the castle passed into the hands of several members of his family, including his eldest daughter, the Duchess of Aumont, then his uncle Henri, Archbishop of Auch, and finally his nephew Charles, governor of Corbie. Successions continued in the 18th century in the families of Héricy and Cossé-Brissac.

The castle is listed as historical monuments in two stages: the facades, roofs and the pavilion were protected in 1947, followed by the communes in 1980. A supplementary inscription in 2021 extended protection to elements of the park, chapel, hydraulic systems and historic aisles. The interior, rearranged in the 18th century, preserves remarkable rooms, such as the Treviso lounge or the library under the lantern. The estate remains a private property, reflecting architecture and aristocratic history of the 17th and 18th centuries.

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