Château de Carantilly

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At Carantilly, between Saint-Lô and Coutances, the château is an 18th-century classical residence built on an ancient seigneury, whose first known holder was Jean de Soule, around 1096. The present château was built in three successive phases over the course of the 18th century by Louis Coudreau de Planchoury, who intended it for his daughter and son-in-law, Thomas-Honoré de Mons; it was further extended under Louis XVI. The complex includes drawing rooms, a dining room, a grand staircase with a wrought-iron balustrade and bedrooms that have retained some of their original furniture. A farm and a farmyard dating from the 18th and 19th centuries accompany it, along with a press attested in 1796. The storms of 1987 and 1999 severely damaged the château and its park. The façades have been classified as monuments historiques since 4 September 1978, while the roofs, service buildings, staircase and decorated rooms are listed in the supplementary inventory; the farm and outbuildings have been so listed since 1986. The château remains privately owned.