Château de Miromesnil

The Château de Miromesnil (French: Château de Miromesnil) stands in the commune of Tourville-sur-Arques in the Seine-Maritime department, which lies in Normandy in northern France. The name of the château goes back to the French nobleman Armand Thomas Hue, vicomte de Miromesnil, a minister of the Ancien Régime under Louis XVI.

The château is known as the birthplace of Guy de Maupassant. The writer was born on 5 August 1850 on the first floor of the building. His parents had rented the château at the time.

The estate includes a large garden and an extensive park, which carry the label Jardin remarquable of the French Ministry of Culture. Since 6 February 1945 the château building has been inscribed on the French monument list as a Monument historique. The château chapel belonging to the estate and dating from the 15th century has been classified as an independent Monument historique since July 1957.

Machine-translated from “Schloss Miromesnil” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Château de Miromesnil ranks #2,857 of 8,133 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #219 of the 524 mapped in France. Founded c. 1450, it is older than 49% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 454 atlas entries founded in the 15th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 2,412 times in the last 60 days, more than 71% of the atlas. 2 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Beauvais, 87 km away. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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