Château de Rametz

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Le château en bref

South-east of the commune of Saint-Waast-la-Vallée, on the right bank of the Hogneau, the Château de Rametz is a residence of rose-orange brick enhanced with limestone, raised on a sandstone plinth. Its rectangular plan, inherited from an earlier fortress, is flanked by four cylindrical towers and surrounded by a moat crossed by a bridge, set in a vast wooded park. Inside, some of the rooms in the towers have retained their vaults, their loopholes and a concealed staircase; the dining room bears a painted decoration executed in 1848 by J. Léonard, the study has early nineteenth-century woodwork, and the kitchen has a brick barrel vault. A private property, the château has been listed and registered as a monument historique since 1979, and it opens occasionally during the Journées européennes du patrimoine.