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Le château en bref
The Château de la Pilule is an Art Deco building with neoclassical touches, built in 1931 on Avenue de la République in Saint-Quentin, in the Aisne. It was built for Gustave Vandendriessche, a textile industrialist and former pharmacist who manufactured pills, whose nickname gave the château its name. The property, surrounded by a two-hectare wooded park, later belonged to two other families before being threatened with demolition. It was registered on the inventory of historic monuments in 2014. Acquired by the Domitys group (AG2R La Mondiale), the building underwent a complete restoration carried out between 2020 and 2024 in collaboration with a heritage architect, covering the façades, joinery, paintwork, roof and technical installations. It retains original features, including stained-glass windows on the theme of Saint Hubert dated 1931, as well as old earthenware tiles and washbasins. Since its reopening on 1 June 2024, the château has operated as an eleven-room hotel and offers seminar rooms, notably in the former basement that previously housed a nightclub.
