Who built the château?

Architect Boileau designed the Neo-Renaissance château around 1875 for industrialist Armand Moisant, who had recently acquired the estate.

What makes the industrial farm distinctive?

Built between 1875 and 1880, it applied rational organizational principles to agriculture and served as a demonstration farm; its construction combines a metal frame structure with brick walls and concrete vaults.

What features does the English-style park contain?

The park includes an orangery, artificial grotto, ponds with one featuring an island and boat house, greenhouses with period heating systems, a game reserve, a tower-shaped gatehouse and various pathways.

Domaine de la Donneterie et Ferme industrielle de Platé (également sur commune de Neuvy-le-Roi)

Neuillé-Pont-Pierre

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Domaine de la Donneterie et Ferme industrielle de Platé (également sur commune de Neuvy-le-Roi) stands in Neuillé-Pont-Pierre (Indre-et-Loire), 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, fourth quarter of the 19th century). Its opening hours and prices have not been verified at the source yet.

The Donneterie estate brings together two distinct ensembles: a 17th-century manor converted into farm buildings and a Neo-Renaissance château built around 1875 by architect Boileau for industrialist Armand Moisant. The château stands within an English-style park redesigned at the same period, dotted with garden buildings and ornamental features including an orangery, artificial grotto, ponds and greenhouses. Nearby lies the industrial farm, built between 1875 and 1880 as an experimental space for demonstrating and teaching rational agricultural methods.

What to know

The estate straddles the communes of Neuillé-Pont-Pierre and Neuvy-le-Roi.
The château's interior features a Henry II-style decoration executed by Touraine artists, with stenciled walls and period furnishings.
The park's greenhouses retain their original heating and irrigation systems.
The industrial farm, built with a metal frame structure, brick walls and concrete vaults, embodies the application of modern principles to agriculture and functioned as a demonstration farm.
The late 16th-century manor comprises a courtyard enclosed by moats and flanked by towers, one of which was converted into a chapel in 1610.

Practical information

Opening hours

Monday	Closed
Tuesday	Closed
Wednesday (today)	14:00-17:00
Thursday	09:00-12:00
Friday	Closed
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed

Opening hours published by the château on its Google listing. We have not yet confirmed them on its official website.

Visit duration: Not verified
Wheelchair access: Not verified
Dogs: Not verified
Parking: Not verified

Where this château is

Neuillé-Pont-Pierre · Indre-et-Loire · Centre-Val de Loire

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HH9C+X8, 37360 Neuillé-Pont-Pierre

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Heritage status: Listed historic monument (classé); Mérimée record PA00098312
Period of construction: 17th century, fourth quarter of the 19th century

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Frequently asked

Who built the château?: Architect Boileau designed the Neo-Renaissance château around 1875 for industrialist Armand Moisant, who had recently acquired the estate.
What makes the industrial farm distinctive?: Built between 1875 and 1880, it applied rational organizational principles to agriculture and served as a demonstration farm; its construction combines a metal frame structure with brick walls and concrete vaults.
What features does the English-style park contain?: The park includes an orangery, artificial grotto, ponds with one featuring an island and boat house, greenhouses with period heating systems, a game reserve, a tower-shaped gatehouse and various pathways.