Château de Tournebut, Historical castle in Le Val-d'Hazey, France.
Château de Tournebut is a red-brick castle in Aubevoye, with pale stone quoins, window surrounds and floor bands. Its central block has a steep dark grey roof, two brick chimney stacks and a clock tower with a white face, topped by a columned cupola. A stone staircase with balustrade leads to the entrance, above which "HOTEL DE COMMUNAUTE" is inscribed.
The site of Tournebut and its Notre-Dame chapel is first recorded in the 13th century, when it was a fief held by the Tournebu family. The present dwelling and detached chapel were rebuilt in the second half of the 19th century; Marcellin Robert de Saint-Victor had the château completed in its current form in 1858.
The castle reflects how noble families in Normandy chose to design and present their residences during the 19th century. Its architectural choices show the tastes and values of its owners during that period.
The castle stands in Aubevoye, in the commune of Le Val-d'Hazey, in the Eure department of Normandy. The chapel Notre-Dame is visible from the road to Villers-sur-le-Roule, and the wooded hillside above the site holds the ruined Tour du Moulin Brûlé, once a windmill, reached on foot. The building is inscribed in the general inventory of cultural heritage.
The counterfeiting workshop is attributed not to Mademoiselle Legras but to Maréchal Louis de Marillac, owner from 1613 to 1631, who is said to have installed it during his struggle against Cardinal de Richelieu. The same Marillac family held the seigneurie through Guillaume de Marillac's 1594 marriage to Geneviève de Bois-L'Évêque, dame de Tournebut.
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