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  6. Château d'Hugémont

 Château d'Hugémont à Dompierre-sur-Helpe dans le Nord

Patrimoine classé
Patrimoine défensif
Demeure seigneuriale
Château
Nord

Château d'Hugémont

    Chemin d'Hugémont
    59440 Dompierre-sur-Helpe
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Crédit photo : Chatsam - Sous licence Creative Commons

Timeline

Renaissance
Temps modernes
Révolution/Empire
XIXe siècle
Époque contemporaine
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
1602
Sale of the cense house
1674
Construction begins
1714
Completion of the castle
vers 1760
Garden development
1769
Construction of studs
1860
Renovation and English Garden
1895
Transmission to the family De Chambure
1898
Fire of the southeast tower
2000
Historical Monument
Aujourd'hui
Aujourd'hui

Heritage classified

Facades and roofs of the castle (Box A 752); all agricultural buildings, including the structure of the barn (see A 407, 746, 747, 754); Park, including its fence wall, fountain and hydraulic system, ponds, cooler, and aisles (cad. A 378, 379, 401 to 404, 561, 562a, 562b, 563, 564, 748 to 751); aisle of the park (Box A 413); aisle of plane trees (old drève) leading to the castle (cad. A 416): registration by order of 13 March 2000

Key figures

Nicolas de Préseau - Owner and manufacturer Initiator of the castle, completed in 1714.
Jacques-Marguerite de Préseau - Inspector General of the Maréchain Constructor of the studs in 1769.
Jules de Colnet - Mayor and General Counsel Renovation of the castle around 1860.
Famille De Chambure - Current Owner Heir since 1895, exploits the land.

Origin and history

The castle of Hugémont finds its roots in a medieval farm whose origin could go back to the 15th century. In 1602, the count of Berlaimont gave up a house of cense to J. d He started the construction of the castle, completed in 1714, and built the gardens around 1760. The farm was enlarged in the 18th century with buildings such as the studs (1769) and stables, while the castle underwent renovations in 1764 and around 1860.

The property passed into the hands of the De Chambure family in 1895, still owner today. The site includes a landscaped park with ponds, an 18th century monumental fountain, and a ruined cooler. The castle, rectangular with four corner pavilions, features a stone masonry and brick elements. Agricultural buildings, including a barn with remarkable structure, frame a courtyard closed by ancient studs. A fire destroyed the southeast tower in 1898.

Ranked a Historic Monument in 2000, the complex protects the facades of the castle, agricultural buildings (including the structure of the barn), the park with its fence wall, ponds, and alleys. The old French garden, replaced by an English lawn around 1860, bears witness to landscape developments. Platanes and hydraulic remains (moulin, formalized spring) complete this preserved rural heritage.

External links

Page Monumentum