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Château de Lenfant

Lenfant Castle

Aix-en-Provence

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No visits on recordNo opening hours or ticketing found

Where
Aix-en-Provence

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Open within 20 km

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Château de Lenfant stands in Aix-en-Provence (Bouches-du-Rhône), in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 18th century). No visits are on record for this building.

Built in the eighteenth century in Aix-en-Provence, the Château de Lenfant is an aristocratic estate where the main house with cellars, farm buildings and a chapel have survived. Its principal appeal lies in the landscaped grounds: an ordered garden with pools and sculptures, a garden room designed for coolness, a tree-lined entrance avenue of plane trees and an ingenious water system centred on an aqueduct wall. The estate comprises the farmer's residence, a dovecote and a mortuary chapel across several hectares.

What to know

  • The entire estate, listed or classified as a historical monument, remains private property: access depends on current availability and conditions.
  • The ordered garden with its pools, sculptures and fountain has been protected as a historical monument since 1982.
  • The historic entrance avenue is bordered by a double row of plane trees, a classified element of the original design.
  • The estate includes underground features (castle cellars, wood store, farm cellars) whose access depends on current conditions.

Where this château is

Aix-en-Provence · Bouches-du-Rhône · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

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Address

Aix-en-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône

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Heritage status
Listed historic monument (classé)
Mérimée record PA00080989
Period of construction
18th century

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Frequently asked

Can I visit the Château de Lenfant?
The estate is a privately owned property listed as a historical monument. A visit requires checking current access conditions with the Aix-en-Provence town hall or the owner.
What can be seen at the Château de Lenfant?
The site comprises the eighteenth-century castle, its outbuildings, a chapel, an ordered garden with pools and sculptures, a plane tree avenue, a garden room and an original hydraulic irrigation system.
When was the castle protected?
The façades, roofs and garden were listed or classified in 1982. The entire estate received comprehensive protection by decree in 2021.

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Sources

Identity, location and official references from Wikidata and the Mérimée register.

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