Who was Félix Moullart de Torcy ?

An artist and painter for whom this château was built in the mid-nineteenth century.

Why did the château collapse in 1851 ?

The reasons are not documented; it is known only that Torcy engaged architect Félix Pauwels to oversee its reconstruction.

What was the purpose of the wing designated as an orangery ?

One of the two symmetrical rear wings was fitted as an orangery, while the other provided architectural balance to the composition.

Château du Pas d'Authie

Pas d'Authie Castle

Conchil-le-Temple

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Where: Conchil-le-Temple

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Château du Pas d'Authie stands in Conchil-le-Temple (Pas-de-Calais), in the Hauts-de-France region of France. The building is registered as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: milieu 19th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Built in the mid-nineteenth century for painter Félix Moullart de Torcy, this château replaces an earlier seventeenth-century manor-farm. After its initial structure collapsed in 1851, architect Félix Pauwels reconstructed it in yellow brick on a limestone base, with two symmetrical wings flanking the rear facade. The building features a rear elevation with a peristyle and balcony, crowned by a large glazed dormer lighting an interior chapel.

What to know

The listed elements include the facades, roofs, entrance hall, grand salon and dining room with their original decor, outbuildings, park, boundary walls and dovecot.
The Paris-Boulogne railway line blocked the intended access route via the rear facade, which is now inaccessible from the front.
The park preserves the pond from the former farmyard and incorporates the pigeonnier of the earlier manor.

Where this château is

Conchil-le-Temple · Pas-de-Calais · Hauts-de-France

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62180 Conchil-le-Temple

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Heritage status: Registered historic monument (inscrit); Mérimée record PA62000066
Period of construction: milieu 19th century

Itineraries

Castles near Lille and the Belgian border: 2 days by car

Frequently asked

Who was Félix Moullart de Torcy ?: An artist and painter for whom this château was built in the mid-nineteenth century.
Why did the château collapse in 1851 ?: The reasons are not documented; it is known only that Torcy engaged architect Félix Pauwels to oversee its reconstruction.
What was the purpose of the wing designated as an orangery ?: One of the two symmetrical rear wings was fitted as an orangery, while the other provided architectural balance to the composition.