Acoz Castle, also known as the Château Pirmez, is a
château
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions.
Nowaday ...
in
Acoz in the municipality of
Gerpinnes
Gerpinnes (; wa, Djerpene) is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium.
On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 12,660 inhabitants. The total area is 47.10 km², giv ...
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Hainaut,
Wallonia
Wallonia (; french: Wallonie ), or ; nl, Wallonië ; wa, Waloneye or officially the Walloon Region (french: link=no, Région wallonne),; nl, link=no, Waals gewest; wa, link=no, Redjon walone is one of the three regions of Belgium—alo ...
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Belgium
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History
In 1760 the castle came through inheritance into possession of Michel-Joseph d'Udekem de Guertechin (1684-1761). It was owned by
d'Udekem d'Acoz family until 1860, when the château was sold to the Pirmez family. During the 19th century it was the home of Belgian author
Octave Pirmez.
See also
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List of castles in Belgium
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External links
Château d’Acoz Castles of Hainault
Castles in Belgium
Castles in Hainaut (province)
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