Château de Monthyon

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Le château en bref

The Château de Monthyon (Seine-et-Marne) grew out of a feudal fortress built for the Chevalier family, later acquired and remodelled by the Auget de Monthyon family; Jean-Baptiste Auget de Monthyon (1733–1820), founder of the Monthyon Prize, was among its owners. More like a large bourgeois townhouse than a château, it is distinguished only by its corner towers; the ornamental pools were created on the former moats. The actor Jean-Claude Brialy bought it in 1959 and hosted figures from the world of entertainment there until his death in 2007; under the terms of his will, it was to pass to the city of Meaux as a house for artists. It opens its doors during the Journées du patrimoine and occasionally hosts cultural events.