En un regard
Le château en bref
The Château d'Oursières stands in the commune of Argenvilliers, in the Perche of Eure-et-Loir. It has a symmetrical layout between the courtyard and the garden: a central block is flanked by two square pavilions that project slightly. The central bay bears a curved pediment decorated with an œil-de-bœuf between pilasters, while the pavilions are topped with triangular pediments. The walls of rendered limestone rubble rest on a sandstone plinth, with dressed limestone surrounds and cornices, under a slate roof. The enclosed estate includes moats, round and square towers, dovecotes and an ice house with a circular vaulted chamber, behind a gateway with a wrought-iron grille. Mérimée dates its construction to between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The façades and roofs of the main building, the balcony, two towers, the gateway, the grille, the piers, the wall and the moat have been listed as monuments historiques since 8 June 1989. The château is privately owned and can be seen from the outside.
