The Château de Farcheville is a 14th-century

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in the '' commune'' of Bouville near Paris in the ''

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'' of

Essonne Essonne () is a department in the southern part of the Île-de-France region in Northern France. It is named after the river Essonne. In 2019, it had a population of 1,301,659, across 194 communes.Hugues III, Lords of Farcheville and Bouville. The Château de Farcheville is a rare example of rural, open–filled castle of the medieval period. The great hall was built in 1291 and the castle chapel was consecrated in 1304. Both father and son were chamberlain to

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. The structure possesses a rare northern French example of arched machicolations on buttresses, more characteristic of military architecture in the

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. The castle passed to the family of Châtillon in the fifteenth century. In 1990 film producer Jean Chalopin, owner of the property from 1989 to 2006, began a project to restore the Château. The castle was once owned by Yellowstone Club founders Edra and Tim Blixseth. Following the Blixseth's 2009 divorce and bankruptcy, the castle was put up for sale by creditors for $57 million U.S. dollars. In 2010 the castle was bought by the current owner, a French holding company. The castle has its own moat, hunting grounds, 25 bedrooms, theatre, spa with 25 m heated indoor pool, garden, parc , and a

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. Today the structure is available to rent for private events.

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