Château du Nouvion-en-Thiérache

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Le château en bref

The grand château of Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, in the Aisne department, was built between 1853 and 1856 by the Seillière company to house the forestry administration of the estate, after the purchase of the former estate of the Dukes of Guise. In 1872 the estate was inherited by the Duke of Aumale, then passed into the hands of the Duke of Guise, the Count of Paris and Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme. The Duke and Duchess of Guise lived there from 1899 to 1910, a period during which two children of the royal family were born there, including the Count of Paris in 1908. The estate was looted by German troops during the First World War. The city of Roubaix acquired it in 1980 as a reception centre for children, before selling it in 1994 to the Pupilles du Nord association; the park, the pond and the small château have belonged to the commune of Le Nouvion since 1986.