Château de Bellinglise, Medieval castle in Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite, France.

Château de Bellinglise stands north of Élincourt-Sainte-Marguerite in a wooded park of about 160 hectares. Its red-brick facade has white stone quoins and window surrounds; the right block carries a steep grey roof with dormer windows and two chimneys, while a taller pavilion on the left rises in round turrets with dark conical roofs above a stone base and lawn.

The manor at Bellinglise dates from the 12th century and was first enlarged in 1348, when a wing was built against the enclosure wall. In the early Renaissance the Hamel family rebuilt the medieval house in red and black brick with white stone quoins. Further changes followed in the 17th and 19th centuries.

The Hamel family obtained the right of high, medium and low justice, and held court at the château. The prison was set in a tall tower to the left of the entrance gate, now known as the horloge. The name Bellinglise combines a Germanic personal name with a shortened form of église, a Picard type with no equivalent in southern oïl territory.

The property lies roughly 50 minutes from Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport, making it accessible for visitors traveling from the Paris region. The surrounding woodland offers ample space for exploration and walking.

The prison tower stood left of the entrance gate and is now called the horloge, or clock tower. In 1631 a Bellinglise helped Marie de Médicis, mother of Louis XIII, flee Compiègne through the Porte Chapelle toward Orrouy, Tracy-le-Val and Chauny. Since 2005 the château has been reserved for corporate seminars, run by the Châteauform' group.