Charleval () is a

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in the

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in northern

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History

Formerly known as Noyon-sur-Andelle, it was renamed Charleval in honour of King Charles IX. The Château de Charleval (begun 1570, unfinished, disappeared) was designed by

Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau, also given as Du Cerceau, DuCerceau, or Ducerceau (1510–1584) was a well-known French designer of architecture, ornament, furniture, metalwork and other decorative designs during the 16th century, and the founder ...

, who engraved his designs and published them in 1579.Jacques I Androuet du Cerceau, ''Le second volume des plus excellents Bastiments de France'' (Paris, 1579; reduced size reprint: Gregg International, 1972, ). See also Commons:Château de Charleval. Jacques Androuet Du Cerceau (I) - Château, Charleval - WGA00432.jpg, Court facade ChateauDeCharlevalJacquesAndrouetDuCerceau1579.jpg, General plan

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Population

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