Domaine de l'Abrègement, Historical castle and archaeological site in Bioussac, France.

The manor features a main residence with a ground-floor gallery, a neo-gothic chapel, and traditional details such as fireplaces and wooden floors. The estate encompasses an extensive property with a sculpture park and carefully maintained gardens filled with various tree species.

The castle was built between 1750 and 1751 by Colonel Olivier Mathurin d'Hémery, replacing a medieval fortress that once belonged to the La Rochefoucauld family. This construction represented a shift from military fortifications to an aristocratic residence during the 1700s.

The name Abrègement is said to come from its role as a lodging place on a route to Santiago de Compostela. The estate has passed only from father to son or daughter down to its present owner, William Anseau d'Hémery, born in 1988, who restored the park. The neo-gothic chapel, built to Paul Abadie's plans in the mid-19th century, has tiled flooring and stained-glass windows probably showing the patron saints of the owners of the time.

The estate opens to the public in summer and at other times by appointment, so plan a visit accordingly. It lies about 400 metres south-east of the village centre of Bioussac. The park, enlarged since an 1819 plan, holds an arboretum, a kitchen garden and a green amphitheatre beside a small stream.

The 1999 storms Martin and Lothar felled 15,000 trees in the estate's oak grove. Rather than clear the stumps, the owners invited Andy Goldsworthy, Antony Gormley, Christian Lapie and Joel Shapiro to carve sculptures from them, which now stand in the park.