Château du Bois-Préau

Architecture, patrimoine et histoire · EURE

Nestled on the edge of the Forest of Lyons, in the Norman Vexin, the Château du Bois-Préau bears witness to the successive alterations that shaped Norman residences from the late Renaissance to the 19th century. Its symmetrical plan and ordered elevation reflect the classical taste that guided the major transformations the building underwent in the 19th century. A 17th-century chapel, itself altered in the following century, completes this discreet ensemble. A private property closed to the public, the estate remains residential; an independent holiday cottage (gîte) is rented out on part of the estate.