Château de Marmousse

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Le château en bref

Marmousse Castle stands in the Blaise valley, in the commune of Garnay, south-west of Dreux. The site, which the local tourist office associates with a feudal motte that originally carried a wooden tower, is attested as a castle site from the 11th century. The estate took on the character of a seigneurial residence with a main house, a forecourt and symmetrically arranged outbuildings. Between 1726 and 1756, the Maynon family, and in particular Vincent Maynon, thoroughly reorganised the whole. In 1905 the property was acquired by François Thureau-Dangin, orientalist and archaeologist, whose family still keeps it. The local urban planning scheme (plan local d'urbanisme) of Garnay highlights the heritage and landscape interest of the estate, which is not protected as a monument historique. A private residence, Marmousse opens only exceptionally, as during the Journées du patrimoine in September 2014.