{"id":141,"date":"2020-06-09T14:19:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T12:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/destination.parc-oise-paysdefrance.fr\/uk\/chateau-de-mont-leveque\/"},"modified":"2020-11-05T09:56:22","modified_gmt":"2020-11-05T08:56:22","slug":"mont-leveque-castle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/destination.parc-oise-paysdefrance.fr\/en\/history-heritage\/castles-chateaux\/mont-leveque-castle\/","title":{"rendered":"Mont-l\u2019Ev\u00eaque castle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When you enter in the park<\/strong> of the Castle you will have a crush! A fairy tale<\/strong> image is offered to your eyes! In the heart of the village of Mont-l’Ev\u00eaque, here is a beautiful example of the troubadour style<\/strong>, a private castle with its conical-roofed turrets, its pointed arches and its windows decorated with lace and latticework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n \n

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A castle for the Bishops<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To thank him for his role in the Battle of Bouvines<\/strong> in 1214, King Philippe Auguste offered the site of Montleroy to Chancellor Gu\u00e9rin<\/strong>, bishop of Senlis. Half of the land was sold to build the Abbey of Victory and on the rest was built a residence for the Bishops called Mont-l’\u00c9v\u00eaque.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Bishop set up his summer residence <\/strong>in the old fortified house on the banks of the Nonette River. Over the centuries, the castle is improved by additions and especially by the arrangement of the river to create ponds <\/strong>and supply water to mills. It was destroyed during the Hundred Years’ War and then rebuilt during the 16th century. It remained the property of the bishops of Senlis until the french Revolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The buildings are organized on the edge of a pond in the middle of a vast and remarkable park<\/strong>. In the center, the 18th century house built to receive the administrative services of the diocese, on each side the castle and the chapel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A baron’s house<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The buildings were purchased in 1806 by Baron Joseph-Xavier de Pontalba.<\/strong> The family had the facades of the castle and the chapel facing it completely redesigned in the neo-gothic<\/strong> or “troubadour” style. It is a question of reviving the medieval arts by decorating the facades with crenellations, arrows and gargoyles. Mont-l’\u00c9v\u00eaque is even considered to be one of the rare successful examples of this romantic style<\/strong>. A special feature in the chapel is the rood screen<\/strong> of the Carmelite convent in Metz, dating from the 14th century. It was for a long time stored in wooden crates in the home of Josephine de Beauharnais and bought by the Pontalba family, close to Napoleon’s wife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The outside visit of the castle is authorized by the owner, a direct descendant of Joseph de Pontalba.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

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Practical information<\/strong><\/h2>\n \n

Ch\u00e2teau de Mont-l’Ev\u00eaque , 60300 Mont-l’Ev\u00eaque\u00a0\u00a0
Limited visit of the castle’s exteriors free of charge from 9am to 7pm.
Paid visit of the castle on reservation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

To complete your visit:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover a walk by clicking on this link <\/a>or download the app \u2018rando Parc Oise\u2019 to be geolocated.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When you enter in the park of the Castle you will have a crush! A fairy tale image is offered to your eyes! In the heart of the village of Mont-l’Ev\u00eaque, here is a beautiful example of the troubadour style, a private castle with its conical-roofed turrets, its pointed arches and its windows decorated with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":802,"parent":77,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n