Château de Terre-Neuve

This private castle, inhabited all year round, is classified as a Historic Monument. It was built in 1580 by Nicolas Rapin, Grand Provost of the Constabulary of France and companion of King Henry IV. The famous writer Georges Simenon lived there from 1940 to 1943. Cited by the main tourist guides, it is renowned for its Alchemical Fireplace, its coffered stone ceilings, its panelling from the Château de Chambord, and the gold-leaf gilded suns of King Louis XIV's bedroom.

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