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Magnificent view of the Château d'Acquigny (whose garden can be visited) and the Eure valley

A place of Norman magic.

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Church of Acquigny

This castle is ideally placed at the confluence of the Eure and the Iton rivers. This stream was diverted from its bed to feed the moats of this beautiful building. It can be admired from the park gate.

The Château de Houetteville, a private castle visible from the road, is an old Renaissance castle transformed into a neo-medieval castle by Henri Jacquelin around the 1930s. “Jacquelin again transformed a simple neo-classical house in Houetteville into a medieval castle, with astonishing fantasy. In an economically paralyzed country, Houetteville was perhaps the last neo-Gothic castle in France. Extravagant edifice, which prefers to ignore its time to artificially continue a way of life long gone.”

The Sainte-Cécile church is located in Acquigny, in the Eure. Built in the 16th century, it was remodeled in the 18th century. It is classified as a historical monument.

The Château d'Acquigny was built at the request of Anne de Laval (cousin of the King of France Henri II and Dame-in-waiting to Queen Catherine de Medici), from 1557 with the criterion of inspiring the love that wore to her late husband, Louis de Silly. An original residence was then built: a plan combining the four initials of the couple (ALLS), for a facade of honor with decorative elements of great refinement, releasing all the love that the countess had for her husband. We then understand better why the park surrounding this elegant castle is also nicknamed “a love of garden”.