The Château du Champ-de-Bataille, is a

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located in the

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. It's a

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castle lying between the communes of Neubourg and Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, and in the ''Campagne du Neubourg'', between the river

Risle The Risle (; less common: ''Rille'') is a long river in Normandy, left tributary of the Seine. The river begins in the Orne department west of L'Aigle, crosses the western part of the department of Eure flowing from south to north and out into t ...

to the west and the river

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to the east. It was built in the 17th century for the Maréchal de Créqui.

History

In 1650 Alexandre de Créquy-Bernieulle (1628–1703) was arrested and exiled to the province by

Cardinal Mazarin Cardinal Jules Mazarin (, also , , ; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino () or Mazarini, was an Italian cardinal, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis X ...

. He built the Château du Champ-de-Bataille between 1653 and 1665. After the Arrest the Château was the home of the family "de Merendonque". During the

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, the Château was stormed and the furniture was sold throughout France. (french)

The Gardens

The

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was created from 1992 by a new owner, interior designer

Jacques Garcia Jacques Garcia, (born 25 September 1947) is a French architect, interior designer and garden designer, best known for his contemporary interiors of Paris hotels and restaurants. Biography Born in 1947, Jacques Garcia showed a talent for drawing ...

. It was inspired by sketches of the original garden, long vanished, which showed the placement of the great terrace, the broderies and bosquets, and the proportions of the squares of

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and Diana. These features were scrupulously reproduced, while the new features of the garden took their "measure and tone" from the original model.See the description of the garden on the site of the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the Ministry of Culture of France The garden is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the

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References

External links

Château du Champ de Bataille
(French)

at the Committee of Parks and Gardens of the French Ministry of Culture

blog article in French with many photos, including aerial views of the grounds {{DEFAULTSORT:Champ De Bataille Châteaux in Eure Gardens in Eure Museums in Eure Historic house museums in Normandy