Château des Essarts

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Château des Essarts, in Beaune-les-Mines (now part of Limoges), is a private residence. Its rectangular main block, with the principal façade facing south, dates from around 1660 and is flanked at the rear by a square tower. It replaced an earlier fortified castle. In the 19th century, the west wing was raised and a square pavilion was built on the east side, so that the main block is framed by two pavilions. The front garden, which existed before the 1870s, was replaced by a landscaped park (c. 1870–1876), then transformed from 1964 onwards: the courtyard was enlarged, French-style flower beds were laid out, the former basins were filled in, and a new reflecting pool was installed. The 17th-century interior staircase is protected, together with the façades and roofs of the main block, the tower and the pavilions.