Doyon Castle, 18th-century castle in Flostoy, Belgium
Doyon Castle is a three-storey stone building with a grey facade and a steep slate roof, begun in 1774 for the Van Eyll family in Doyon, a hamlet of Flostoy in Havelange. A central block is flanked by two slightly recessed wings, and a clock tower with a dark dome and spire rises from the roof ridge. A projecting entrance bay holds a dark door with a small balcony, and the building stands behind a lawn with low trimmed hedges.
Doyon Castle was built from 1774 for the Van Eyll family in Doyon, a hamlet of Flostoy in the Havelange municipality. A wing was added in the 19th century. The writer and liberal thinker Baron Émile de Laveleye died there on 2 January 1892.
The château de Doyon takes its name from the hamlet of Doyon in Flostoy, part of Havelange. It was built from 1774 for the Van Eyll family, and a wing was added in the 19th century. The writer Émile de Laveleye, a thinker of progressive liberalism in Belgium, died here on 2 January 1892.
The castle is privately owned and closed to the public, so visitors can only view it from the exterior surroundings. The location is well documented on maps for those wishing to see it from outside.
The château was built from 1774 for the Van Eyll family, and a wing was added in the 19th century. The writer and liberal thinker Baron Émile de Laveleye died here on 2 January 1892.
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