When was Cuissy Castle built in its current form?

In 1630, following the reconstruction of a pre-existing stronghold that had withstood a siege in 1591.

What remains of the chapel mentioned in the castle's history?

No trace of it survives: the western wing, built in 1842, was erected on its former location.

What interior decorative elements are noteworthy?

The dining room contains ancient woodwork, a fireplace with sculptured supports depicting vases, busts, and a lion holding a shield, as well as a 17th-century portrait gallery.

Château de Cuissy

Cuissy Castle

Lion-en-Sullias

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Where: Lion-en-Sullias

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Château de Cuissy stands in Lion-en-Sullias (Loiret), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, 18th century, second quarter of the 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Cuissy Castle was built in 1630 over the remains of a medieval stronghold, with buildings arranged in a horseshoe pattern around a square courtyard. Its architecture combines the flint and mortar masonry of the main wing with later additions from the 17th and 18th centuries, while the western wing, rebuilt in 1842, stands where a former chapel once stood. Moats surround three of its garden facades.

What to know

The listed dining room retains 17th-century woodwork, a period portrait gallery, and a sculpted fireplace decorated with vases, busts, and allegorical figures.
The facades and roofs have been protected as historical monuments since 1978.
The eastern wing, dating from the 17th and 18th centuries, contains a stone well and a vaulted cellar accessible from the former laundry.

Where this château is

Lion-en-Sullias · Loiret · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

Lion-en-Sullias, Loiret

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00098804
Period of construction: 17th century, 18th century, second quarter of the 19th century

Frequently asked

When was Cuissy Castle built in its current form?: In 1630, following the reconstruction of a pre-existing stronghold that had withstood a siege in 1591.
What remains of the chapel mentioned in the castle's history?: No trace of it survives: the western wing, built in 1842, was erected on its former location.
What interior decorative elements are noteworthy?: The dining room contains ancient woodwork, a fireplace with sculptured supports depicting vases, busts, and a lion holding a shield, as well as a 17th-century portrait gallery.