Logo Musée du Patrimoine

All French heritage classified by regions, departments and cities

Hermitage Castle à Condé-sur-l'Escaut dans le Nord

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château de style Classique
Nord

Hermitage Castle

    Avenue de Blaton
    59163 Condé-sur-l'Escaut
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Château de lHermitage
Crédit photo : Jérémy Jännick - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1700
1800
1900
2000
1748
Beginning of the property of the Croÿ
1757
Creation of the Anzin Mining Company
1750-1770
Construction of communes
1786-1789
Construction of the current castle
1878
Princely marriage
1924
Historical Monument
1928
Classification of the fleet
1966-1980
Restoration after abandonment
2001
Sale and rehabilitation
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

The castle including the communes and the two entrance pavilions: classification by decree of 9 December 1924 - The wall of enclosure with the ditch, the garden and the park as well as the eight wrought iron gates of the eighteenth century that closes the access to it: classification by decree of 10 November 1928

Key figures

Emmanuel de Croÿ (1718-1784) - Marshal-duc and initial sponsor Consulta Gabriel and Contant d'Ivry
Anne Emmanuel de Croÿ (1743-1803) - Prince and owner Commanded the present castle in Chaussard
Jean-Baptiste Chaussard - Architect of the castle Constructed the building between 1786 and 1789
Ange-Jacques Gabriel - Architect consulted Consulted for initial project
Pierre Contant d'Ivry - Architect consulted Consulted for initial project
Cadet de Beaupré - Sculptor Author of the bas-reliefs of the upper door
Isabelle de Croÿ - Princess Married Frédéric of Austria in 1878
Frédéric d'Autriche - Archiduc Marriage at the Hermitage in 1878

Origin and history

The château de l'Hermitage, located in Condé-sur-l'Escaut in the forest of Bonsecours, was built between 1786 and 1789 by architect Jean-Baptiste Chaussard for Prince Anne Emmanuel de Croÿ. It replaced an earlier building from which the commons, erected between 1750 and 1770, remained, where in 1757 the act of creation of the Compagnie des Mines d'Anzin was signed. This unfinished castle at the Revolution presents a sober and majestic architecture, organized around a ballroom in rotunda.

The estate, owned by the family of Croÿ from 1748 to 1966 (excluding periods of receivership), hosted in 1878 the marriage of Princess Isabelle de Croÿ with Archduke Frédéric of Austria. Its park, mixing 18th century regular tracks and English parts, was restored between 1966 and 1980 after a long abandonment. The castle, its communes and its park have been listed as Historic Monuments since 1924 and 1928.

The interior is distinguished by mosaic parquet floors and bas-reliefs due to the sculptor Cadet de Beaupré. The park, noticed by the Prince of Ligne and Georges Louis Le Rouge, preserves eight radiant avenues in star. After its sale in 2001, the castle, still private, is open to the public and has benefited from a major rehabilitation.

The castle illustrates late neo-classical architecture, with a spatial organization centered on the ballroom, surrounded by sixteen Corinthian columns. The commons, witness to the previous building, recall the economic role of the Croÿ family, particularly in the regional mining industry. The estate also reflects the evolution of the gardens, from the French style to the Anglo-Chinese model in the late 18th century.

External links