Château de Villeneuve-Saint-Germain

En un regard

Le château en bref

The Château de Villeneuve-Saint-Germain was built between 1919 and 1920 on the site of a former Celestine abbey, in the commune of Villeneuve-Saint-Germain (Aisne). Rebuilt after the First World War by the architect D'Hont for Countess Consuelo de La Rochefoucauld, née de Maillé de la Tour Landry, the brick-and-stone building follows the architectural approach of classical châteaux. The estate retains interior decoration from the 1930s, notably in the dining room and the chapel, as well as outbuildings partly dating from the 19th century, the remains of a former orangery and the archaeological ground of the former Celestine abbey. The château, its façades and roofs, together with the boundary walls and their gateways, have been listed as historic monuments (inscrits) since 2006. Privately owned, it stands within an enclosed wooded estate.