When was Château du Troncq built?

The estate's construction dates to the second half of the sixteenth century, when Gilles Le Cordier, shortly after his ennoblement around 1514, acquired the Troncq fief.

What buildings remain on the estate?

Besides the château with its successive modifications, the site retains an octagonal dovecote from the sixteenth or seventeenth century, a lodge, an entrance pavilion and various outbuildings.

Has the park been altered?

The park retains its ancient boundary walls and the layout of its copses corresponds to historical designs; early twentieth-century restorations did not alter its overall arrangement.

Château du Troncq

Troncq Castle

Le Troncq

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Château du Troncq stands in Le Troncq (Eure), in the Normandie region of France. The building is listed as a historic monument (dating recorded in the Mérimée database: second half of the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century). The building is privately owned and no visits are on record.

Château du Troncq, located in Eure, is a brick and stone residence built in the second half of the sixteenth century. Modified in the eighteenth century by the addition of a wing and extensively restored in the early twentieth century, it remains the focal point of an estate that preserves its historical structures: an octagonal dovecote, period boundary walls and a park whose copses retain their historic layout.

What to know

The octagonal dovecote, built in the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, is listed as a historic monument, while the château and park are registered.
The park, enclosed by period walls, has retained the layout of its copses according to historical plans.
The façades and roofs of the château, as well as those of the lodge and entrance pavilion, are protected.

Where this château is

Le Troncq · Eure · Normandie

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA27000023
Period of construction: second half of the 16th century, 17th century, 18th century

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When was Château du Troncq built?: The estate's construction dates to the second half of the sixteenth century, when Gilles Le Cordier, shortly after his ennoblement around 1514, acquired the Troncq fief.
What buildings remain on the estate?: Besides the château with its successive modifications, the site retains an octagonal dovecote from the sixteenth or seventeenth century, a lodge, an entrance pavilion and various outbuildings.
Has the park been altered?: The park retains its ancient boundary walls and the layout of its copses corresponds to historical designs; early twentieth-century restorations did not alter its overall arrangement.