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The Saint-Lambert church of Warlus, located in the enclosure of a seigneurial estate, consists of a short nave completed by a three-sided apse, preceded by a bell tower dating from 1550. The choir was rebuilt in 1777, marking an important phase of its architectural evolution. The building is closely linked to the nearby castle, whose origins date back to 1688 with the construction of a hunting lodge, transformed and enlarged in the 18th and 19th centuries after a fire.

The seigneury of Warlus, created in the late 13th or early 14th century, has seen its estate evolve over the centuries. In the 18th century, the castle housed the manager of an important agricultural estate. Sold as a national property in 1795 to a plowman, it was then acquired by an entrepreneur in the early 19th century, who added two lateral wings and a central forebody. The church, accessible from the village, has been preserved in this area, whose facades, roofs, park and orchard have been protected since 2009.

During the two world wars, the castle served as headquarters for the French armies, demonstrating its strategic role. The church, on the other hand, preserves architectural elements of the sixteenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, reflecting the successive transformations of the site. The estate, which is now partly communal and private property, combines religious and civil heritage, illustrating local history from the Middle Ages to the contemporary era.

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