Who built the château de Bosmelet?

It was built around 1632 for Jean Beuzelin, a president of the Parliament of Normandy, on the ruins of an earlier fortified castle.

Is the park at Bosmelet original?

The current park follows the main layout of a design drawn up in 1715 by Collinet, who had worked with Le Nôtre at Versailles, though the plan was only partly carried out.

Is the château de Bosmelet a listed monument?

Yes, it has been protected since 1931, with the facades and roofs classified in 1946 and a broader listing covering the outbuildings, walls and grounds added in 1994.

Where is the château de Bosmelet located?

It stands in the commune of Val-de-Scie, in the Seine-Maritime department, between Rouen and the Alabaster Coast, in the heart of the Pays de Caux.

Château de Bosmelet

Bosmelet Castle

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Château de Bosmelet stands in Val-de-Scie (Seine-Maritime), in the Normandie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: first quarter of the 17th century, 18th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

Built around 1632 for Jean Beuzelin, a magistrate from Rouen, the château de Bosmelet stands in the Caux region, close to the Alabaster Coast. The building, typical of Louis XIII architecture, retains the main layout of a park designed in 1715 by Collinet, a former collaborator of Le Nôtre at Versailles. Visitors can see a walled flower garden, an orangery, a chapel, and remains connected to the Second World War.

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Where this château is

Val-de-Scie · Seine-Maritime · Normandie

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Val-de-Scie, Seine-Maritime

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PJR76002234
Period of construction: first quarter of the 17th century, 18th century

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Who built the château de Bosmelet?: It was built around 1632 for Jean Beuzelin, a president of the Parliament of Normandy, on the ruins of an earlier fortified castle.
Is the park at Bosmelet original?: The current park follows the main layout of a design drawn up in 1715 by Collinet, who had worked with Le Nôtre at Versailles, though the plan was only partly carried out.
Is the château de Bosmelet a listed monument?: Yes, it has been protected since 1931, with the facades and roofs classified in 1946 and a broader listing covering the outbuildings, walls and grounds added in 1994.
Where is the château de Bosmelet located?: It stands in the commune of Val-de-Scie, in the Seine-Maritime department, between Rouen and the Alabaster Coast, in the heart of the Pays de Caux.