Who built the château de Boulains?

It was built from 1867 for Count René Boussard de la Chapelle, mayor of Échouboulains.

What was the Maison des Ailes?

It was a boarding school housed in the château from 1942 to 1995 for the daughters of aviators killed or wounded in service.

Can the château de Boulains be visited?

The estate has no established tourist function and public access is not documented.

How large is the estate?

It covers more than 130 hectares, including the château, park, farm and greenhouse.

Who manages the château de Boulains today?

Since the Fondation Maison des Ailes was dissolved in 2018, the estate has returned to state management.

Château de Boulains

Boulains Castle

Échouboulains

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Where: Échouboulains

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Château de Boulains stands in Échouboulains (Seine-et-Marne), in the Île-de-France region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

The château de Boulains stands in Échouboulains, about ten kilometres north of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, on an estate of more than 130 hectares. Built from 1867 onward in local stone and brick for Count Boussard de la Chapelle, it was enlarged at the end of the 19th century by the Halphen family, who added a wing and a windmill set along the formal French garden. Its history is less that of a house open for sightseeing than of a site with successive uses: a military hospital, a convalescent home for aviators, and later a boarding school for the daughters of aviators killed in service. Since the foundation once responsible for it was dissolved, the estate has returned to state management.

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What to know

The estate covers more than 130 hectares, including a park, a farm, a greenhouse and outbuildings.
The château successively served as a military hospital, a convalescent home for aviators, and then a boarding school for young women, from 1942 to 1995.
The building is made of local stone and brick, with a slate roof and a formal French garden featuring a pond.
The estate returned to state management after the foundation in charge of it was dissolved in 2018.
No verified information confirms regular public opening.

Where this château is

Échouboulains · Seine-et-Marne · Île-de-France

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Address

77830 Échouboulains

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Who built the château de Boulains?: It was built from 1867 for Count René Boussard de la Chapelle, mayor of Échouboulains.
What was the Maison des Ailes?: It was a boarding school housed in the château from 1942 to 1995 for the daughters of aviators killed or wounded in service.
Can the château de Boulains be visited?: The estate has no established tourist function and public access is not documented.
How large is the estate?: It covers more than 130 hectares, including the château, park, farm and greenhouse.
Who manages the château de Boulains today?: Since the Fondation Maison des Ailes was dissolved in 2018, the estate has returned to state management.