Château de Cornay

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Le château en bref

The Château de Cornay is a residence located in Cornay, in the Ardennes (France), on the borders of Champagne and Lorraine. Set on a terrace on a hillside, this château has belonged to the same family since its construction four centuries ago — a family bound by the profession of arms to this land of the Ardennes Argonne and to the French nation. Yet this château is not a military building. It is a 17th-century pleasure residence, extensively remodelled in the 19th and early 20th centuries while retaining its Renaissance style. “An ideal manor for summer stays, its main façade turned towards the cool east wind, stretched out in the shadow of the fortified church, sheltered from crowding and noise by a grove of winding, mountain-like paths, the Château de Cornay is a pleasant and well-proportioned residence.” — Suzanne Briet As a nod to visitors, the building also recalls, through a few details, two activities of the village of Cornay in the 19th century: stone carving and winegrowing.