Château d'Acquigny

The present castle was built in 1557 by Anne de Laval and was listed in the French National Inventory of Historical Monuments in 1926.

Control of this strategic location along the two rivers caused much anxiety for the king of France, who feared a loss of influence in the High Normandy Region and ordered his forces to retake Acquigny.

She wanted the architects Philibert Delorme and Jacques Androuet Hoop to design a castle inspired by the eternal love she bore for her husband.

The castle's crest is made from the couple's intertwined initials (ALS); the floor plan of the château also takes the form of this triglyph.

Pierre-Robert Roux Esneval employed the architect Charles Thibault to rebuild the chapel of Saint-Mals as well as stables and sheds.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the park à la française was converted into a Romantic garden, with elements such as a cascade and a path of rocks based on a theme dear to Jean-Jacques Rousseau inReveries of the Solitary Walker.

The south face of the Château d'Acquigny
Rainbow above the château
Kingdom of France between 1356 and 1363: Jacqueries and Companies
Possessions of Charles de Navarre
Territories Controlled by Edward III before the Treaty of Brétigny
The first Treaty of London gives Aquitaine to the English Plantagenêt and the War of the Breton Succession by an alliance with the Duchy England
The second Treaty of London further comprises Normandy and Maine
Ride of Edward III in 1359-60
Territories ceded by France to Britain by the Treaty of Brétigny (follows the course of the first Treaty of London)
Saint Mauxe chapel seen from the château park.
Field in front of the château