Who built the château de Dampierre?

It was rebuilt in the early seventeenth century by Hervé IV de Longaunay, with the gatehouse and dovecote attributed to the architect François Gabriel.

How old is the château de Dampierre?

The building mainly dates from the first quarter of the seventeenth century, with significant alterations in the nineteenth century and the 1970s.

Is the château de Dampierre a listed historic monument?

The château and its outbuildings have been registered since 1928, while the gatehouse and dovecote were classified in 2000.

Where is the château de Dampierre located?

It lies in Calvados, about 500 metres from the village of Dampierre, in the commune of Val de Drôme.

Château de Dampierre

Dampierre Castle

Val de Drôme

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Where: Val de Drôme

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Château de Dampierre stands in Val de Drôme (Calvados), 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). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

A few hundred metres from the village of Dampierre, in Calvados, stands an ensemble begun in the early seventeenth century by Hervé IV de Longaunay, a close ally of the Maréchal de Matignon. Attention focuses mainly on the gatehouse and dovecote, built by the architect François Gabriel, first of a line of royal architects, where red stone, granite and brick alternate in an Italian-inspired polychromy. The main residence itself lost much of its original character after the Revolution and later rebuildings in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The two towers on the facade, topped with watchtowers and domed roofs, still recall the appearance Hervé de Longaunay gave the château.

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What to know

The château lies about 500 metres southeast of the village of Dampierre, within the commune of Val de Drôme.
The gatehouse and dovecote, grouped around the horseshoe-shaped courtyard, have been listed as classified historic monuments since 2000.
The château, its outbuildings and access ways have been registered as historic monuments since 1928.
The dovecote's domed roof, which collapsed after the Second World War, has since been rebuilt.
The main residence was rebuilt in the early nineteenth century and altered again in the 1970s.

Where this château is

Val de Drôme · Calvados · Normandie

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14350 Val de Drôme

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00111277
Period of construction: first quarter of the 17th century

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Who built the château de Dampierre?: It was rebuilt in the early seventeenth century by Hervé IV de Longaunay, with the gatehouse and dovecote attributed to the architect François Gabriel.
How old is the château de Dampierre?: The building mainly dates from the first quarter of the seventeenth century, with significant alterations in the nineteenth century and the 1970s.
Is the château de Dampierre a listed historic monument?: The château and its outbuildings have been registered since 1928, while the gatehouse and dovecote were classified in 2000.
Where is the château de Dampierre located?: It lies in Calvados, about 500 metres from the village of Dampierre, in the commune of Val de Drôme.