En un regard
Le château en bref
Château de Boursault overlooks the left bank of the Marne, at Boursault, near Épernay, in the Marne department. It replaced a 16th-century fortress that was in a very dilapidated state. Barbe-Nicole Clicquot-Ponsardin, the Veuve Clicquot, had it built on the occasion of the marriage of her granddaughter Marie-Clémentine de Chevigné to Louis de Rochechouart-Mortemart, celebrated in 1839. The works, supervised by the architect Jean-Jacques Arveuf-Fransquin, took place from around 1842 to 1848. The neo-Renaissance château, inspired in particular by Chambord, has a monumental silhouette, with tall slate roofs decorated with ridge finials and numerous windows with sculpted pediments; its pediment bears the inscription ‘Natis Mater’. In 1867, Anne de Rochechouart-Mortemart became Duchess of Uzès; she parted with the château in 1913. It served as a military hospital during both World Wars. Since 1927, the Fringhian family has managed the estate, whose park of around eleven hectares has largely become vineyard, and produces the Château de Boursault champagne there. The interior is not open to visitors.
