Château de Bizy, Historical château in Vernon, France

Château de Bizy stands in Vernon, in the Eure. Its central block was rebuilt in 1860 by architect William Henry White in dressed stone, with a flat roof edged by a balustrade, a columned porch on the north side and an open ground-floor gallery with pilasters above on the south. Two early-20th-century wings close the gravel cour d'honneur, and the 18th-century stables by Pierre Contant d'Ivry survive.

The château was built in 1675 for Michel-André Jubert de Bouville, a state counselor and intendant. It underwent substantial modifications across the following centuries, reflecting changing tastes and needs.

The central grand salon has Louis XIV–early Régence wood panelling moved here from the Château de Bercy before its demolition in 1861. The room's marble columns, varnished piano and staircase appear in Mille milliards de dollars (1982), with Patrick Dewaere and Jeanne Moreau.

The château stands in the town of Vernon, in the Eure department, and the estate is reached by the avenue des Capucins, the tree-lined road the Duke of Belle-Isle laid out to link the grounds with the Seine. The surviving 18th-century stables, basins and fountains lie around the cour d'honneur, which the two early-20th-century wings close off; the gravel court and the light-coloured drive give the main approach.

The stables are deliberately integrated into the overall design as an architectural element, reflecting the importance of horses in the daily life of nobility. These functional buildings merit as much attention as the main château.