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Château de Sours, also known as the château de la Vallée according to Cassini's map, or château de l'Aval, in Sours (Eure-et-Loir), stands on 13th-century vaults, remnants of an earlier castle which is said to have hosted the negotiations of the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360 between the representatives of Edward III of England and the Dauphin Charles. The present building and its 17-hectare park were laid out in 1653 by Philippe de Montigny, governor of Dieppe, as a hunting and fishing estate. Composed of three L-shaped wings, with slate mansard roofs and tall chimneys, it retains drawing-room and dining-room panelling protected as a monument historique since 1987. The Marquis de Rozières inherited it in 1958; since sold to a private owner who raises sheep on the estate, the domain still includes a working cereal farm and, for its private part, can be visited from 25 June to 24 September.