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The Château de Saint-Remy-en-l'Eau is a building built at the end of the 18th century by Charles Claude Flahaut de La Billarderie, Count of Angiviller and Superintendent of Buildings of France under Louis XVI. This brick and stone castle, with a central forebody and two side pavilions, replaces a 16th-century mansion with three brick towers. It is accompanied by imposing stone commons, a chapel and a dovecote, forming a coherent architectural ensemble.

The facades, roofs, the interior staircase, as well as the chapel and the communes have been listed as historical monuments since 4 February 1987. A supplementary inscription, dated April 9, 2024, also protects the leisure garden, outbuildings, and fence elements, highlighting the heritage value of the ensemble. This site illustrates the aristocratic architecture of the end of the Old Regime, marked by a mixture of functionality and elegance.

The castle succeeds an older mansion, showing a noble occupation of the site since at least the sixteenth century. The three brick towers still visible recall this earlier period, offering a contrast with the classic 18th century structure. The ensemble thus reflects centuries of local history and architectural evolution.

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