Château d'Issou

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Le château en bref

The Château d'Issou is located in the commune of Issou (Yvelines). It is a building renovated in 1903 in the style of the eighteenth century. 48° 59′ 30″ N, 1° 47′ 34″ E In the nineteenth century, this château belonged to the family of the Vicomte de Jean, and throughout its history it underwent many successive changes. The Château d'Issou notably hosted the Marquise de Pompadour who, according to legend, left her motto on the round dovecote: ‘Horas Non Numero Nisi Serenas’ (‘I count only the serene hours’). Another disputed legend holds that it was given in 1903 by its last owner as a wedding gift to his young bride. ‘This place is the most beautiful in the world,’ wrote the wife of the French ambassador to the court of Sweden in 1739. The château's park, listed by the Yvelines department (registered since 1974), covers eleven hectares. The château, now owned by the commune of Issou, has remained abandoned due to a lack of financial resources. Having benefited from funds raised through the Loto du patrimoine scheme in 2018, it is now on the project list of the Fondation du patrimoine, which is responsible for collecting donations from the public.