Château du Champ-de-Bataille

Exiled by Mazarin for taking part in the Fronde, Count Alexandre de Créquy built between 1653 and 1665, in the middle of the Neubourg countryside, a true palace meant to remind him of the splendour of the court he would never see again. Two long wings face each other across a huge main courtyard, in a classical brick and stone architecture. The origin of the name is debated: it is often linked to a 10th-century battle between Norman lords.

Bought and restored from 1992 by the decorator Jacques Garcia, the estate has regained richly furnished interiors and, above all, spectacular gardens: parterres, ponds, vistas and follies inspired by plans attributed to Le Nôtre. Partly listed as a historic monument, it is one of the great gardens of Normandy.

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