Château de Tournebut

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In Aubevoye, now within the commune of Val d'Hazey, the Château de Tournebut owes its interest more to the history of the site and its occupants than to its building, which was rebuilt in the nineteenth century. The estate is mentioned as early as 1180, when it was held by Guillaume de Tournebu. In the seventeenth century it belonged to Marshal Louis de Marillac, from 1613 to 1631. Later, the family of the Marquise de Combray kept it through the Revolution and the Empire; a circular tower on the hill, linked to former quarries by underground galleries, then served as a refuge for the chouans of the Norman insurrection of 1804–1809. Between 1858 and 1860, Marcellin Robert de Saint-Victor had the château rebuilt, replacing two adjoining Louis XIII pavilions. The main residential block, with its spacious rooms, is topped by an immense slate-clad roof structure, and a separate chapel completes the ensemble. After the Levillain family, the estate was acquired by the commune; it is listed in the General Inventory of the Cultural Heritage.