Château Voyaux

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In Eppe-Sauvage, in the Avesnois, the Château Voyaux bears witness to the metalworking activity that once animated the Helpe valley. It was built in the 16th century for the lords of Marchipont, then acquired in 1540 by the Polschet family, ironmasters who kept it until the 18th century. A tower survives from the earlier period, to which 18th-century buildings were added. The central block has a two-storey tower on its façade; the complex also includes a former forge converted to other use, granaries and stables. The walls combine brick and limestone, partly rendered, under slate roofs. At the beginning of the 20th century, the estate belonged to Count Culhiat du Fresne, before becoming in 1930 a holiday camp, the Maison des Jeunes les Sapins. It is today divided into flats shared among several private owners and is listed in the General Inventory of the Cultural Heritage.