Description
Les Dimanches du Patrimoine du Vexin Normand (Heritage Sundays in Vexin Normand) is a unique opportunity to discover the heritage treasures of the Communauté de communes du Vexin Normand at your own pace, one Sunday a month from June to October.
Built, religious and historical heritage often reveal little-known or unsuspected architectural treasures. Rarely open to the public, these places steeped in history will exceptionally open their doors to you.
"Already in existence at the time of William the Conqueror, the site was fortified in 1097 by his son, William Le Roux, to reinforce the Epte frontier. This castle was one of the main guardians of the border between the Duchy of Normandy and the Kingdom of France. It was massively reinforced in the 12th century, before its role declined with the death of Richard C?ur de Lion.
Destroyed in the 16th century during the Wars of Religion, it was then transformed into a farm under the Ancien Régime, and comprises a steep motte castrale topped by a stone keep surrounded by its chemise, a noble courtyard linked to the motte and defended by a curtain wall flanked on the east and west by several fortified towers, an ancient drawbridge, and, in the bailey, a monumental barn, a 15th-century dwelling and a dovecote." - Fondation du Patrimoine