Château Malleret, Listed historical monument in Cadaujac, France

Château Malleret is a mansion with neoclassical design, featuring a Mansard roof and a double flight staircase as its main architectural elements. The estate includes formal French gardens laid out with marble basins and fountains throughout the grounds.

Guillaume Malleret, a lawyer at the Bordeaux Parliament, bought the site on 24 September 1700 and built a château whose surviving parts date to the mid-18th century. In 1839 Lucien Arman-Courau acquired it through marriage; in 1860 he enlarged the building and laid out the park. His shipyards failed in 1868 and he sold the estate in 1869. It was listed as a monument historique in 1989.

The gardens host the annual Rendez-vous aux jardins and Heritage Days visits, otherwise entry is by appointment with the owner. The two terracotta lions from the original château once stood on the old gate piers at the alley entrance, about 500 m from the house; after being stolen and found in a Paris antique dealer's showroom, they were moved between the château and the Garonne for safekeeping.

Access is via a long private drive off the D111, rue du port de Grima, on the left bank of the Garonne. The château and gardens open for the annual Rendez-vous aux jardins and for the Journées du patrimoine, otherwise by appointment with the owner. The entrance lies about 500 m from the building.

The two terracotta lions date from the original château and once stood on the pedestals of the old gate at the entrance to the drive, about 500 m from the house. After they were stolen, the owner spotted them in a well-known Paris antique dealer's showroom; the police recovered them and they were moved between the château and the Garonne for safekeeping.