Château de Roberval

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Le château en bref

The Château de Roberval, in the Oise, occupies the site of a fortress whose foundation is traditionally dated to 1171 and attributed to Raoul de Roberval. A new residence was built around 1530, when Jean-François de La Rocque de Roberval, future leader of the French expedition to Canada, held the estate. In the second half of the 18th century, Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise, gave it its classical façade and Louis XVI interior decoration. The single-storey main body, built of local blond stone beneath a slate roof with dormer windows and oculi, ends to the west in a projecting pavilion. The southern entrance combines a round-headed arch, Doric columns and a sculpted pediment. The 40-hectare landscaped park, with moats and ponds, contains a hexagonal dovecote. Sold in 1784 to Achille René Davène, the château still belongs to his descendants. The façades, roofs, decorations, dovecote and park have been listed as Monuments historiques since 13 July 1993.