What remains of Chandai castle?

Two buildings: a rotunda from the turn of the eighteenth century and a chapel fitted out in 1881 within a former tower. The rest of the castle was demolished in 1961.

When was the chapel built?

It was not built but renovated in 1881 by the Firmin-Didot family within a pre-existing tower, decorated in neo-Renaissance style.

What was the rotunda's original purpose?

Its exact use is unknown. Historians suggest it may have been a storehouse or granary, but nothing is certain.

Château de Chandai

Chandai Castle

Chandai

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Where: Chandai

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Château de Chandai stands in Chandai (Orne), in the Normandie region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: limite 18th century 19th century, fourth quarter of the 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Chandai castle was destroyed in 1961, but two structures remain from its past. The rotunda, built at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, combines brick and flint in a style inspired by rural Italian-influenced construction, its original purpose remaining unclear. The chapel, fitted out in 1881 by the Firmin-Didot family within a former defensive tower, adopts neo-Renaissance design using the same materials.

What to know

The two protected buildings, the rotunda and chapel, are the last visible remains of the site after the main castle was demolished in 1961.
The rotunda, built in brick and flint, has an undetermined original purpose: it may have served as storage or a granary.
The chapel resulted from the conversion of an existing tower in the nineteenth century, executed in the neo-Renaissance taste of the period.

Where this château is

Chandai · Orne · Normandie

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Address

61300 Chandai

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA61000017
Period of construction: limite 18th century 19th century, fourth quarter of the 19th century

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Frequently asked

What remains of Chandai castle?: Two buildings: a rotunda from the turn of the eighteenth century and a chapel fitted out in 1881 within a former tower. The rest of the castle was demolished in 1961.
When was the chapel built?: It was not built but renovated in 1881 by the Firmin-Didot family within a pre-existing tower, decorated in neo-Renaissance style.
What was the rotunda's original purpose?: Its exact use is unknown. Historians suggest it may have been a storehouse or granary, but nothing is certain.