Who had Frazé Castle built?

Florentin Girard, lord of Barenton, obtained authorization on April 29, 1493 from his overlord the Baron of Bron, and undertook construction around 1500.

What remains of the original castle?

The remains of the entrance with its gateway between two decorated towers, the machicolated gallery, and traces of the moat filled in 1824 have survived.

What is the architectural interest of the site?

The entrance displays Renaissance ornaments characteristic of the transition between the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, while the 18th-century French-style park with its terraces and canal complements the ensemble.

Château de Frazé

Frazé Castle

Frazé

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Where: Frazé

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Château de Frazé stands in Frazé (Eure-et-Loir), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: fourth quarter of the 15th century, first quarter of the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Frazé Castle, built at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries, preserves the remains of a Renaissance residence constructed by Florentin Girard in the late medieval period. The surviving entrance features decorated architecture with a gateway flanked by two towers connected by a machicolated gallery. The site retains traces of its former moat, filled in during the 19th century, as well as an 18th-century French-style park with terraces, pathways and a canal.

What to know

The building has been listed as a historic monument since 1948.
The castle and its outbuildings, altered in the 17th and 18th centuries, are protected along with the original park.
The Renaissance ornaments visible at the entrance include a machicolated gallery topped with a roof connecting the two towers.

Where this château is

Frazé · Eure-et-Loir · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

28160

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00097112
Period of construction: fourth quarter of the 15th century, first quarter of the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century

Frequently asked

Who had Frazé Castle built?: Florentin Girard, lord of Barenton, obtained authorization on April 29, 1493 from his overlord the Baron of Bron, and undertook construction around 1500.
What remains of the original castle?: The remains of the entrance with its gateway between two decorated towers, the machicolated gallery, and traces of the moat filled in 1824 have survived.
What is the architectural interest of the site?: The entrance displays Renaissance ornaments characteristic of the transition between the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance, while the 18th-century French-style park with its terraces and canal complements the ensemble.