Château du Parc, Historical castle in Châteauroux, France

Château du Parc, also called château Balsan, stands in the Balsan park in Châteauroux, between the IUT and the university centre. The pale stone complex forms an L around a courtyard: a long two-storey wing with a dark slate roof and dormers, a recessed arched entrance passage under a pointed slate roof, and a tall round tower with a conical slate roof and a corbelled parapet.

The sources document the Château du Parc, also called château Balsan, in Châteauroux in the Indre department. It has been listed as a monument historique inscrit since 12 December 1996. It stands in the Balsan park, between the Châteauroux IUT and the university centre.

The castle is also called château Balsan, after the family whose name the surrounding park bears. It stands in the parc Balsan, between the IUT de Châteauroux and the centre universitaire supérieur, and has been inscribed as a monument historique since 12 December 1996.

The best way to see the castle is by walking through the Balsan park paths, as it sits between the university center and the Technical Institute. The exterior remains accessible throughout the year without special arrangements needed.

The castle takes its second name, château Balsan, from the Balsan family, and it has been listed as a monument historique inscrit since 12 December 1996. It stands inside the Balsan park, between the IUT de Châteauroux and the centre universitaire supérieur, so the two round towers with their conical slate roofs are seen from the park lawns.