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Le château en bref
On the banks of the Deûle, in Wambrechies, north of Lille, the Château de Robersart is an elegant example of 18th-century Flemish architecture. The site has been linked since the 13th century to the works on the Deûle commissioned by Countess Joan of Flanders. Two earlier residences collapsed here, their oak piles having given way in this waterlogged ground.
The present building was erected in 1760 by Louis-Joseph de Broide. It combines red brick and the white stone of Lezennes in the regional technique known as ‘rouge-barre’, in which courses of stone alternate with brick.
In 1810, Viscount Martel Obert de Quévy became its owner through his marriage to Alexandrine Robert de Robersart. The last occupant, Juliette, Countess of Robersart, died in 1900. The commune acquired the château in 1982 and renovated it in several phases until 2019, making it accessible and creating an auditorium beneath an exposed timber roof. It now houses a cultural centre, the music school and several associations.