Who built the château de Polisy?

Jean de Dinteville, bailiff of Troyes and former ambassador of François I to England, undertook its reconstruction from 1537.

Can the château de Polisy be visited?

No verified public visiting conditions are available in current sources.

What remains of the 16th-century château?

Part of the outer courtyard and the lordly chapel survive, though the famed enamelled floor from the great hall was transferred to the Musée national de la Renaissance in Écouen in 2008.

Is the château de Polisy linked to Holbein's painting The Ambassadors?

Yes, Jean de Dinteville, who rebuilt the château, is one of the two men portrayed in that 1533 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger.

Château de Polisy

Polisy Castle

Polisy

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Where: Polisy

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Château de Polisy stands in Polisy (Aube), in the Grand Est region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: milieu 16th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

At Polisy, where the Seine meets the Laignes, stands a château born from a 14th-century fortified house, remodelled from 1537 under Jean de Dinteville, bailiff of Troyes and former ambassador of François I in London. The outer courtyard buildings that survive bear witness to this Renaissance project, carried out with artists who had worked at Fontainebleau. The lordly chapel retains Renaissance decoration and faces the main residence, while a 19th-century outbuilding later added a serliana opening.

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What to know

The château has been listed as a monument historique since 2011, under two separate orders covering the outer courtyard and the main residence.
A fire damaged the building in 1992.
The 16th-century enamelled floor tiling that decorated the great hall was acquired in 2008 by the Musée national de la Renaissance in Écouen and is no longer on site.
No verified information on opening hours, admission fees or public access is available for this listing.

Where this château is

Polisy · Aube · Grand Est

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1 Rue des Ponts, 10110 Polisy

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA10000030
Period of construction: milieu 16th century

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Who built the château de Polisy?: Jean de Dinteville, bailiff of Troyes and former ambassador of François I to England, undertook its reconstruction from 1537.
Can the château de Polisy be visited?: No verified public visiting conditions are available in current sources.
What remains of the 16th-century château?: Part of the outer courtyard and the lordly chapel survive, though the famed enamelled floor from the great hall was transferred to the Musée national de la Renaissance in Écouen in 2008.
Is the château de Polisy linked to Holbein's painting The Ambassadors?: Yes, Jean de Dinteville, who rebuilt the château, is one of the two men portrayed in that 1533 painting by Hans Holbein the Younger.