Château du Champ de Bataille

The Château du Champ de Bataille is a château located in the Eure department of the French region of Upper Normandy. It is a Baroque château lying between the communes of Neubourg and Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc, and in the Campagne du Neubourg, between the river Risle to the west and the river Iton to the east. It was built in the 17th century for the Maréchal de Créqui.

In 1650, Alexandre de Créquy-Bernieulle (1628–1703) was arrested and exiled to the provinces by Cardinal Mazarin. He built the Château du Champ de Bataille between 1653 and 1665. After the arrest the château was the home of the "de Merendonque" family. During the French Revolution, the château was stormed and the furniture was sold throughout France.

It was the seat of the Dukes d'Harcourt (of the House of Harcourt) until the head of the family sold it in 1983. The Harcourt family bought it in 1754, they were forced to sell it after the French Revolution but they re-bought the Château later.

Interior designer Jacques Garcia owns the château, having purchased it in 1992.

The French formal garden was created from 1992 by Garcia. It was inspired by sketches of the original garden, long vanished, which showed the placement of the great terrace, the broderies and bosquets, and the proportions of the squares of Apollo and Diana. These features were scrupulously reproduced, while the new features of the garden took their "measure and tone" from the original model. The garden is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France.

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Château du Champ de Bataille ranks #2,316 of 8,764 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #177 of the 675 mapped in France. Founded 1653, it is older than 27% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 672 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 9,879 times in the last 60 days, more than 93% of the atlas. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Évreux, 27 km away. It is one of the 27 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Normandy. See how France compares in the castle statistics.

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