Joseph Brousseau

Joseph Brousseau (1733–1797) was an architect active in Limousin, France, in the 18th century.

[1] His work includes Château de Faye, Limoges, Lycée Gay-Lussac, the bishops Palace in Limousin, Chapel of the Visitation, various castles in the vicinity of Limoges, and the Episcopal Palace of the Sée in Normandy.

Born in Solignac in Haute-Vienne to 1733 He was the fourth of ten children, to Jean Brousseau, a Carpenter, and Catherine Boudet.

He was baptised in the parish of Sainte-Félicité de Limoges, near Pont Saint-Martial on 17 September.

His first project as architect was the castle of Sainte-Feyre, it was built on the foundations of the ancient fortress between 1758 and 1762.