Huisseau-sur-Cosson · Loir-et-Cher
The landscape park of Les Grotteaux on the Cosson
Bought under the Directoire by Charles Bagieu, steward of supplies to the Grande Armée, the château of Les Grotteaux at Huisseau-sur-Cosson received from him a park with rare species planted along the Cosson and an orangery; the landscape park with its island, iron footbridge, landing stage and lock was listed in 1997.
From the source
Domaine des Grotteaux is a château at Huisseau-sur-Cosson, Loir-et-Cher, in the Centre-Val de Loire region of France. The recorded building campaigns date from the 17th and 19th centuries. It is protected as a monument historique at the second level (inscrit). Details are drawn from the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture.
Editorial reading
The record describes a château finished in 1620 on the site of an older house, restored by Bagieu, who had the park laid out — rare species on the banks of the Cosson, an orangery — and interiors that keep painted ceilings and mottoes. The façades were listed in 1954; in 1997 the listing was extended to the landscape park, including the islet on the Cosson, the works on the river — iron footbridge, landing stage, lock — and the built elements it contains: icehouse, vegetable cellar and enclosure wall.
Sources
Base Mérimée — immeubles protégés · PA00098454 — Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab) — Ministère de la Culture, base Mérimée
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