Is the château de Pontchartrain open to visitors?

The available data does not specify opening hours; it is advisable to check with local authorities before planning a visit.

When was the château built?

Most of the current buildings date from the 17th century, when the Phélypeaux family had the estate constructed and remodeled.

What exactly is protected under the historic monument listing?

The entrance gate, the façades and roofs of the château and outbuildings, the main gallery and trefoil-plan drawing room in the low wing, and the former formal park, classified by decree of 14 December 1979.

Where is the château de Pontchartrain located?

It stands in the commune of Jouars-Pontchartrain, in the Yvelines department of France.

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Pontchartrain Castle

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Château de Pontchartrain stands in Jouars-Pontchartrain (Yvelines), in the Île-de-France region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, first quarter of the 18th century, 19th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The château de Pontchartrain stands in Jouars-Pontchartrain, in the Yvelines department, on a 17th-century estate reshaped over generations by the Phélypeaux family, which counted a royal chancellor and a minister to Louis XV among its owners. Visitors come for the entrance gate, the protected façades and roofs, and the gallery and trefoil-plan drawing room in the low wing, which retain their period decoration. The former formal park, first laid out by André Le Nôtre and later turned into an English-style landscape garden in the 19th century, rounds out the estate.

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The château is a classified historic monument, a protection covering the gate, façades, roofs, gallery, trefoil-plan drawing room and former park.
Opening hours, admission fees and access conditions are not specified here.
The estate is located in Jouars-Pontchartrain, in the Yvelines department, along the departmental road running through the village.
The visit will especially appeal to those interested in the history of major French noble families of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Where this château is

Jouars-Pontchartrain · Yvelines · Île-de-France

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Chateau de, 78760 Jouars-Pontchartrain

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+33 7 87 12 58 74

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00087658
Period of construction: 17th century, first quarter of the 18th century, 19th century

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Is the château de Pontchartrain open to visitors?: The available data does not specify opening hours; it is advisable to check with local authorities before planning a visit.
When was the château built?: Most of the current buildings date from the 17th century, when the Phélypeaux family had the estate constructed and remodeled.
What exactly is protected under the historic monument listing?: The entrance gate, the façades and roofs of the château and outbuildings, the main gallery and trefoil-plan drawing room in the low wing, and the former formal park, classified by decree of 14 December 1979.
Where is the château de Pontchartrain located?: It stands in the commune of Jouars-Pontchartrain, in the Yvelines department of France.