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Château de Champgueffier
In the Middle Ages the site of the Château de Champgueffier, in the Seine-et-Marne, was home to a major fortress. At the end of the 16th century a château overlooking two small valleys was built, with a paved courtyard lined by long outbuildings. Beyond it lay a park of about ten hectares crossed by a green carpet of lawn and star-shaped avenues, with two windmills on the plateau to the east and west.
The château was bought in 1800 by Louis de Boislandry (1750-1834). The courtyard and park were surrounded by moats crossed by bridges. During or after the Revolution it is said to have burned down, though not its outbuildings, and it was rebuilt around 1862 by General Eugène Dubern, Louis de Boislandry's grandson. This is the present château.
