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Château de Maisons-Laffitte

Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines, France

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Designation
Historic monument, classified (classé)
Protection
classé MH
Extent of protection
Château (2015 AI 01 102) : classement par journal officiel du 18 avril 1914
Protection dates
1914/04/18 : classé MH
Type
château
Main period of construction
1ère moitié 17e siècle, 18e siècle
Architect or builder
Mansart François (architecte), Bélanger François-Joseph (architecte)
Ownership
propriété de l'État
Commune
Maisons-Laffitte
Département
Yvelines
Region
Île-de-France
Country
France
Coordinates
48.94723, 2.15390
Mérimée reference
PA00087491

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1635 map "Ager Parisiensis vulgo l'Isle de France / Fr. Guilloterius ... describ. et Petro Pithoeo dedicabat" (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Vers 1630, le président au parlement de Paris, René de Longueil, charge François Mansart de la construction d'un château à Maisons-sur-Seine. Le château est inauguré en 1651, en présence de Louis XIV et de la régente Anne d'Autriche. En 1777, le comte d'Artois acquiert le domaine. En 1804, le maréchal Lannes, duc de Montebello achète le château et le parc et le fait réaménager. En 1818, le banquier Jacques Lafitte rachète le domaine, fait lotir le grand parc et démolit les écuries. Après plusieurs propriétaires successifs pendant la seconde moitié du 19e siècle, l'Etat achète le château en 1905.

English translation

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Around 1630, the president of the Paris parliament, René de Longueil, commissioned François Mansart with the construction of a castle at Maisons-sur-Seine. The castle was inaugurated in 1651, in the presence of Louis XIV and the regent Anne d'Autriche. In 1777, the comte d'Artois acquired the estate. In 1804, Marshal Lannes, Duke of Montebello purchased the castle and park and had it refurbished. In 1818, the banker Jacques Lafitte repurchased the estate, had the large park divided into lots and demolished the stables. After several successive owners during the second half of the 19th century, the State purchased the castle in 1905.

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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