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Origin and history

Faÿ Castle, located in Andrésy in the Yvelines, is a private property surrounded by a 40-hectare park. Built in the Middle Ages in the middle of a forest, it dominates the Oise Valley. His interest lies in the many famous men who stayed there, including Henri IV, who would have been there briefly in 1590 during the siege of Paris.

The estate, originally divided between several lords like Jacques Gallet and Pierre Gallet de Pisalier, has had many owners over the centuries. In 1474, Robert Eslye, owner of the castle, was mentioned in an act of seizure for debts. Henri IV later offered the fief to the Count of Lysle, before he passed into the hands of Jean Dumont in 1641, then Claude de Fusée in 1670.

In the 18th century, the castle changed hands several times, including Nicolas de Lesdo de la Rivière in 1708, and Gilles Le Page in 1717. In 1777, it was described as a complex comprising a chapel, stables, a farm, an orchard and a dovecote. The estate was rebuilt in 1824 by Count Sainte-Marie, who redeveloped the park with the Bühler brothers.

In 1853, the castle was sold to Count Louis Napoléon Lepic, then to Gustave Roy in 1861, whose family occupied it until 1973. Since then, it has been bought by Elaine Hamilton O The modern castle preserves a horse-drawn iron staircase, a gazebo and remains of the historic park, including a tulipier and a redwood.

The park, once wooded and cleared, now houses a lake with an artificial rock and centuries-old species. The communes, rebuilt in 1893, replaced those of the eighteenth century. The castle remains an architectural and historical testimony of the region, marked by its numerous owners and successive transformations.

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