A 17th century chateau classed as a historic monument with a

The first mention of a lord of Vitry-la-Ville dates back to the 13th century. The current building, probably built on the site of a fortified manor house, dates back to the 17th century. From the small country road that runs through the village, an avenue of lime trees leads to a rectangular area surrounded by a moat where the chateau stands. The drawbridge has been replaced by a stone bridge and a remarkable entrance gate is framed by two dovecotes. A formal French-style garden, created in the 17th century and one of the finest in the region until the 1960s, is currently being redeveloped, including a parking area for 350 vehicles next to a vast meadow. Two successive terraces provide access to the flowerbeds bordered by hornbeam hedges, the two water mirrors reflecting the building, the pond and the cross canal fed by the Guenelle river running alongside the wood.
The chateauWith three storeys of chalk underlain by stone stringcourses under a slate roof, the entrance facade is framed by two wide brick and stone pavilions topped by high attics that are extended by two lower chalk wings. The wooden-framed windows are double-glazed.
The ground floor
The main hall, paved in Champagne stone with slate cabochons, opens onto the main courtyard and the grounds. A double spiral staircase in oak with wrought-iron handrails unfurls in two elegant curves. The left wing comprises three adjoining reception rooms with wood panelling framing 18th-century fireplaces under French ceilings