Château de Pinceloup

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The Château de Pinceloup is an early 17th-century château, remodelled at the very beginning of the 20th century. It is located in Sonchamp, in the south of the Yvelines department, not far from Rambouillet. It was in fact a 17th-century building, enlarged in the 18th century for François Prévost, notary to King Louis XVI. The combination of brick and stone is typical of the early 17th century. The central pavilion with its lantern turret is particularly remarkable. The estate was bought around 1897 by Eugène Thome, a wealthy public works contractor who had worked with Adolphe Alphand and Baron Haussmann under the reign of Emperor Napoleon III. The château was renovated from 1901 to 1903. It is said that the building has 365 windows. The riding house and its interiors were registered as a monument historique in 2005. In 1958 it became a property of the Seine department, and it has since housed the École Le Nôtre, a school for young people facing difficulties, which prepares them for careers in the hotel and catering trades, horticulture and the building trades.