Château de L'Aigle

Aigle Castle

L'Aigle

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Where: L'Aigle

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Château de L'Aigle stands in L'Aigle (Orne), in the Normandie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century). No visits are on record for this building.

Standing in the centre of L'Aigle, in the Orne department, this 17th century château occupies the site of a medieval stronghold dismantled during the Hundred Years' War. Built from 1690 for the marquis Louis des Acres and completed under his son in the early 1730s, it consists of two wings set at a right angle, decorated with pediments and exposed brickwork, joined by a stone staircase with a wrought iron rail. The building now houses the town hall, and a nearby outbuilding contains a museum devoted to the Battle of Normandy.

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What to know

The château now serves as the town hall, so it is mainly viewed from the outside, in the centre of L'Aigle.
An outbuilding houses a museum devoted to the Battle of Normandy, with life-size reconstructed scenes.
The château is a listed historic monument, a protection covering both the main building and its outbuildings.
The building was damaged in 1944 and later restored.