Can you still visit the château de Brigode?

The main house was demolished in the twentieth century; only the 1820 outbuildings, now a golf clubhouse, remain.

Where is the château de Brigode located?

In the Brigode district of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, in the Nord department of France.

What is the château's royal connection?

Louis XVIII stopped there in 1815 while fleeing to Belgium, and King George VI stayed there during the Second World War.

Château de Brigode

Brigode Castle

Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Access

No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where: Villeneuve-d'Ascq

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Open within 20 km

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Château de Brigode stands in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Nord), in the Hauts-de-France region of France. No visits are on record for this building.

In Villeneuve-d'Ascq, in the Brigode district, the eighteenth-century château built by Pierre Jacques Joseph de Brigode has almost entirely vanished: only its outbuildings, dating from 1820, remain, now serving as the clubhouse of a golf course. The main house itself disappeared in the twentieth century when a residential estate was developed in the former park. That landscaped park, laid out in the English style at the wish of Romain-Joseph de Brigode, is what survives as a listed site on the supplementary inventory of historic monuments. Visitors come less for a standing château than for the history attached to the place, from Louis XVIII's stop here while fleeing in 1815 to King George VI being hosted here during the Second World War.

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What to know

The original château no longer stands; only the 1820 outbuildings remain, now used as a golf clubhouse.
The site sits in the Brigode district of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, surrounded by a housing estate built in the former park.
The landscaped park retains heritage status, listed on the supplementary inventory of historic monuments.
No admission fees, opening hours or guided tours are documented for this site.

Where this château is

Villeneuve-d'Ascq · Nord · Hauts-de-France

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Address

Av. du Golf, 59650 Villeneuve-d'Ascq

Directions open from wherever you are, by car or public transport.

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Heritage status: Protection status unknown

Itineraries

Castles near Lille and the Belgian border: 2 days by car

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Frequently asked

Can you still visit the château de Brigode?: The main house was demolished in the twentieth century; only the 1820 outbuildings, now a golf clubhouse, remain.
Where is the château de Brigode located?: In the Brigode district of Villeneuve-d'Ascq, in the Nord department of France.
What is left to see there?: The nineteenth-century English-style park, listed on the supplementary inventory of historic monuments, along with the former outbuildings turned clubhouse.
What is the château's royal connection?: Louis XVIII stopped there in 1815 while fleeing to Belgium, and King George VI stayed there during the Second World War.