Château de Cardet

English translation

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History

Estate occupied by the same family since the 14th century. Its surroundings have remained the same: the horseshoe entrance, the main courtyard separating the castle from the farm with symmetrical pavilions, the park as well as the farm and the village square. This arrangement would date from the early 18th century, as does the grand staircase cage in the Italian style and its decoration. From this campaign of works also dates the painted and stuccoed decoration of the dining room, as well as the organization of the rooms in enfilade on the south side, with replacement of windows and ceilings. From the 17th century, only the round towers of the west façade, traces of mullioned windows, an old bossaged door and a room on the north side with its French ceiling remain visible. This castle would then have been organized around an open-air patio recovered by the old staircase cage. At the end of the 18th century, the alterations were made to the interior: the staircase railing and the decoration of the rooms in enfilade on the south side, in particular the wallpaper of the great salon which has been attributed to the Parisian manufactory Reveillon around 1780. In the 19th century, the external appearance was slightly modified by the raising of the roofs to create a mansard storey. The farm was also redone with the construction of the arcade gallery and the orangery serving on the storey as a silkworm nursery. The design of the park also dates from this period, although the elements are older, in particular the nymphaeum datable to the early 18th century, attached to the water wheel itself mentioned in texts from the mid-17th century.