The Château de Droupt-Saint-Basle is a
castle
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and ''
château
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'' in the ''
commune'' of
Droupt-Saint-Basle in the
Aube
Aube ( ) is a French departments of France, department in the Grand Est region of northeastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube (river), Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019), ''
département
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'' of France.
History
It was mentioned in 1206 as belonging to Girard, lord of Droupt. In 1580, the mayor of
Troyes
Troyes () is a Communes of France, commune and the capital of the Departments of France, department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within ...
, Jean Mairat obtained the lands of Droupt and was authorised by to construct
moat
A moat is a deep, broad ditch dug around a castle, fortification, building, or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence. Moats can be dry or filled with water. In some places, moats evolved into more extensive water d ...
s,
drawbridge
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s and walls. In 1586, he built a house there. In 1714, it became the property of the Chavaudon family, through Pierre Guillaume, Abbot of Notre-Dame de Mores. He and his brother, Etienne-Paul, undertook works on the buildings.
The edifice was added to the list of ''
monuments historiques
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'' in 1987 and 1993.
[ The Paupe family who maintain it have installed a museum of popular arts.
]
Description
It still has water-filled moats, a drawbridge for carts and another for pedestrians in a monumental doorway. Three buildings arranged in a U-shape overlook a courtyard with several lawns and boxwood at the corners. A corner tower is a dovecote
A dovecote or dovecot , doocot (Scots Language, Scots) or columbarium is a structure intended to house Domestic pigeon, pigeons or doves. Dovecotes may be free-standing structures in a variety of shapes, or built into the end of a house or b ...
.
See also
*List of castles in France
This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Regions of France, region and Departments of France, department.
;Notes:
# The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are p ...
References
External links
*
Castles in Grand Est
Monuments historiques of Aube
Châteaux in Aube
Buildings and structures in Aube
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