Castle of Gournay-sur-Marne, Heritage castle in Gournay-sur-Marne, France.

Castle of Gournay-sur-Marne is a 17th-century manor house featuring a symmetrical front facade with two matching pavilions on either side. The side facing the Marne River includes additional ornamental details that complement the main front.

Louis Ancelin, son of Perrette Dufour, one of Louis XIV's wet nurses, built the château in 1680 on the site of an old fortress. Through his marriage to Marie Levassor he became lord of Gournay. After her death the estate passed through several owners until Vice-Admiral Claude Élysée de Court acquired it and carried out interior decoration works.

The château became the mairie in 1925, and its outbuildings now house the École maternelle. The park, opened to the public after the municipality bought the estate, still surrounds the building. Inside, a small cabinet in the south-west pavilion keeps a ceiling painted at the end of the 17th century with Venus on her chariot, quadri riportati and grisaille medallions.

The building is located on Avenue du Maréchal Foch and currently serves as the town hall. You can view the exterior anytime, and its location by the Marne River makes it a natural stop during a walk through town.

The 17th-century ceiling of a small cabinet on the first floor of the south-west pavilion survives, painted at the end of the 17th century with Venus on her chariot, framed by quadri riportati, plant scrollwork and grisaille medallions. It appears to have been heavily restored.