Château de Donjeux

Donjeux Castle

Donjeux

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Where: Donjeux

To make a day of it

Open within 20 km

Château de Donjeux stands in Donjeux (Haute-Marne), in the Grand Est region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Set on a rocky spur above the Rognon valley, the château de Donjeux occupies a site once held by the lords of Joinville before a classical building replaced the medieval stronghold in the mid-18th century. The main draw is the sunken French formal garden designed by Jean-Michel Chevotet, with its terraces, stone ramps and ornate ironwork gates arranged around the slope of the promontory. The estate remains privately owned, still in the hands of the family that bought it in the 19th century.

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What to know

The château is privately owned, which shapes when and how it can be visited.
The site sits on a rocky spur, so walking the terraced garden involves some uneven ground and slopes.
The west wing was rebuilt after a fire in 2000, with restoration work spanning several years.
The château and its garden are protected as historic monuments under two separate orders, from 1965 and 1989.
The sunken, walled French formal garden is among the most notable features of the estate.