Château d'Ételan

The Château d'Ételan is a historical building in the commune of Saint-Maurice-d'Ételan in the Seine-Maritime département in Normandy, France.

In August 1563, the Regent, Catherine de' Medici and the young King Charles IX visited Ételan, having just recaptured Le Havre from the English (27 July 1563).

Thus it was in Ételan that Regent, advised by Michel de l'Hôpital decided to proclaim one year early the majority of the King (4 August 1563).

At Ételan she had drawn up, signed and sealed the letter proclaiming "the King’s of age" convening the Parliament of Rouen to register the summons.

As integral part of the main building, the chapel, dedicated to Mary Magdalene, include stained glass windows, wall paintings and statues which characterised the first Norman Renaissance.