Château de la Madeleine

The castles changed hands in 1356: Ingerger le Grand, lord of Chevreuse and Amboise, was taken prisoner by England during the Hundred Years' War.

He was constrained to sell his domain to pay his ransom; the castle was bought by the future Pierre de Chevreuse.

Circa 1661, Jean Racine supervised modifications of the keep; his name was given to the road from the convent of Port-Royal to the center of the village, passing by the Château de la Madeleine.

The heart of the castle now houses the park headquarters for the regional natural park of the valley of Chevreuse (French: Parc naturel régional de la Haute Vallée de Chevreuse); the modern architecture is mixed with the square towers, and uses old rooms.

The Château de la Madeleine has been protected by the French Ministry of Culture as a monument historique since 1940.

The keep
The well; the modern park headquarters is under the square towers
The tower of the guards