Château de Filières, 18th-century château in Gommerville, France.
Château de Filières is a château in Gommerville featuring Renaissance and Louis XVI architectural elements with a white stone facade designed by architect Victor Louis. The structure combines elegant classical lines with detailed features reflecting different periods of construction.
A medieval fortified house of the Filières family, surrounded by moats, was destroyed during the Hundred Years' War. In 1467 Jehan de Filières bought the fiefs of Bas at Gommerville and probably built a large house on the site of today's cour d'honneur. The château was burned around 1591 by the Marquis de Villars, governor of Le Havre and a supporter of the League; Catherine Le Canu rebuilt it around 1599 in the Henri IV style. From 1768 Louise Chardon de Filières and her son Alexandre Eudes de Catteville, Marquis de Mirville, replaced it with a white stone residence on plans attributed to Victor Louis, keeping the left pavilion of the older building.
The château displays 18th-century furniture, sculptures, and objects from around the world arranged in period rooms. These collections show the tastes and travels of the family who lived there.
The château is best explored through a guided tour to understand its history and architecture in detail. Plan adequate time to view the rooms and collections without rushing.
The eastern part of the main building retains the French Renaissance style of the 1599 château, while the western part was rebuilt in the Louis XVI style after 1768. The two sections are joined under one long white limestone facade.
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