Château de Traslage

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Le château en bref

The Château de Traslage stands in the commune of Vicq-sur-Breuilh (Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine), near Pierre-Buffière, overlooking the valley of the Briance. A yew tree planted in the 13th century attests to the age of the site. In 1478, the marriage of Marguerite de la Brosse to Imbert Nicolas established the Nicolas family as lords of Traslage; at the beginning of the 17th century, Jean Nicolas had the main residential block built. Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie, future lieutenant general of police of Paris, inherited the estate between 1674 and 1709. In 1786, Louise de Brossol brought it as a dowry on her marriage to the marquis Soffrey de Calignon. In the mid-19th century, the Calignon family added to the north façade a Neo-Gothic chapel, a Renaissance-style entrance pavilion and a Louis XIII-style brick wing. Acquired in 1947 by Maurice Ruchaud, who undertook major restoration work continued by his daughter, the marquise de Villelume, the château now belongs to the de Villelume family. It has been listed as a monument historique since 18 September 1992 and is open to the public.