Domaine de Plaisance

English translation

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History

The Plaisance estate comprises a set of agricultural lands, a wooded hill whose north-facing slope has been developed as a pleasure park, a château in the village and, to the south of the estate, isolated in the middle of cultivated fields, a fortified house. The unification of the seigneury of Plaisance was realised in the early 16th century by Bertrand Rabot (belonging to the nobility of the robe). During the Wars of Religion, the château, and especially the fortified house, were damaged. In 1644, the Rabots returned and renovated the buildings. The village château forms a complex ensemble of the 16th-17th centuries between two courtyards: in the central part is found a large staircase with straight flights with four newels and a large hall which has retained its 17th century woodwork. The park, situated opposite the château is crossed by alleys bordered with box; terraces have been established on account of the steep slope; a hydraulic network runs through the estate. The fortified house, whose existence appears to go back to the late 14th century, forms a quadrangular ensemble flanked by four towers at the angles and having very few openings on the exterior; it was altered in the 16th and 17th centuries; the courtyard façades retain mural paintings executed after the fire resulting from the Wars of Religion (motifs of false pointing, diamond points, chevrons, chequerwork).