Château de Crémimil, Estrée-Blanche, 15th century castle in Estrée-Blanche, France.

The Château de Créminil stands in Estrée-Blanche, its pale grey stone walls and dark slate roof rising directly from a double water moat crossed by a drawbridge. Round towers with conical roofs flank the front corners, a square tower with a steep roof tops the centre, and a short wooden stair with railings leads to a dark arched doorway. The walls are stained near the waterline, and small white-paned windows are set into the towers and walls.

The castle is documented from 1329, and the Le May family built the present structure in 1443. It was restored after damage caused by 16th-century troops. Successive owners were the Le May family, Hugues de Buleux in 1540, Antoine de Vignacourt in 1670 and the Le Merchier family from 1687 until the Revolution.

The name Créminil derives from "Cré" (chalk) and "Minil" (manor), meaning "the chalk manor", after the limestone foundations. The wooded park is bounded by the river Laquette, and a lime-tree avenue leads to the castle. The park, moats and castle were classified as a monument historique on 19 April 2005.

Access to the castle is by a drawbridge over the double water moat; the 18th-century terrace above the moat and the north tower's remaining gun openings are the main points to look for. The wooded park and the lime-tree avenue leading to the castle are part of the protected site.

The name Créminil derives from the limestone foundations: "Cré" for craie (chalk) and "Minil" for manoir, giving "the chalk manor". The castle is first documented in 1329, more than a century before the Le May family built the present structure in 1443.