A remarkable edifice emerges as you approach the castle, where a quartet of colossal caryatids graciously bear witness to the castle’s former grandeur. Erected in the heart of the 19th century by the widow of a prominent industrialist, who commissioned this architectural marvel as a testament to her departed husband. This industrious man was hailed as one of the foremost contributors to France’s textile industry during the golden age.
The architects and artists entrusted with the castle’s design were given unrestricted creative freedom, resulting in a magnificent neo-classical masterpiece. The castle’s façades, roofs, and ancillary structures have since been acknowledged as historic landmarks. Furthermore, the plaster prototypes of the caryatids remain preserved within the Louvre, while the original sculptures themselves languish in a gradual state of decay. Abandoned since the 1970s, the castle now lies besieged by untamed greenery, a testament to the relentless march of time.
