Who designed the Château du Fresne?

Architect Anatole Amoudru undertook the transformation and restructuring from 1766 onwards, preserving elements of the earlier manor.

What can be seen on the estate?

The property includes a courtyard flanked by round towers and pavilions, two lateral wings with one containing a chapel, a bathing pavilion, an orangery, service buildings, and an eighteenth-century ice house.

When was the château protected as a historical monument?

The main complex was classified in 1961, with additional structures receiving protection in 2007.

Château du Fresne

Fresne Castle

Authon

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Where: Authon

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Château du Fresne stands in Authon (Loir-et-Cher), in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: 17th century, second half of the 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built from 1766 onwards, the Château du Fresne was designed by architect Anatole Amoudru as a redesign of an earlier manor. Amoudru preserved the outbuildings of the original structure and reorganised the property around a courtyard marked by two round towers, square pavilions, and two lateral wings. One wing houses the chapel and granaries, while the other contains a bathing pavilion. The composition is completed by a formal parterre and radiating avenues throughout the grounds.

What to know

The château and its dependencies, including the entrance towers, pavilions, orangery, and service buildings, have been protected as historical monuments since 1961 and 2007.
An eighteenth-century ice house remains on the estate, separately protected as a distinct structure.
The formal parterre and courtyard of honour are the principal elements of the site's spatial design.

Where this château is

Authon · Loir-et-Cher · Centre-Val de Loire

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Address

41310 Authon

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00098325
Period of construction: 17th century, second half of the 18th century

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Who designed the Château du Fresne?: Architect Anatole Amoudru undertook the transformation and restructuring from 1766 onwards, preserving elements of the earlier manor.
What can be seen on the estate?: The property includes a courtyard flanked by round towers and pavilions, two lateral wings with one containing a chapel, a bathing pavilion, an orangery, service buildings, and an eighteenth-century ice house.
When was the château protected as a historical monument?: The main complex was classified in 1961, with additional structures receiving protection in 2007.