Château du Champ de Bataille
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Haute-Normandie
Upper Normandy is one of the 27 regions of France. It was created in 1984 from two départements: Seine-Maritime and Eure, when Normandy was divided into Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. This division continues to provoke controversy, and some continue to call for reuniting the two regions...
, between the commune of Neubourg
Le Neubourg
Le Neubourg is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-Population:-References:*...
and Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc
Sainte-Opportune-du-Bosc is a commune in the Eure department in Haute-Normandie in northern France.-History:In 935 a big battle between William I, Duke of Normandy and Robert II took place near the town. The battlefield was called Champ-de-Bataille later and in the 17th century the Marshall of...
, in the Department Eure, is a baroque castle built in 17th century for the Maréchal de Créqui. It is situated in the Campagne du Neubourg between the river Risle
Risle
The Risle is a long river in Normandy, left tributary of the Seine.The river begins in Orne west of L'Aigle, crosses the western part of the department of Eure flowing from south to north and out into the estuary of the Seine on the left bank near Berville-sur-Mer...
in the west and the river Iton
Iton
The Iton is a river in Normandy, France, left tributary of the Eure River. Its source is near Moulins-la-Marche. For about 10 km between Orvaux and Glisolles, it disappears and pursues a subterranean course....
in the east.
History
Marquis Alexandre de Créquy-Bernieulle (1628–1703) was arrested and sent in the province 1650 by Cardinal Mazarin. He built the Château du Champ-de-Bataille between 1653 and 1665.The Gardens
The Garden à la françaiseGarden à la française
The French formal garden, also called jardin à la française, is a style of garden based on symmetry and the principle of imposing order over nature. It reached its apogee in the 17th century with the creation of the Gardens of Versailles, designed for Louis XIV by the landscape architect André Le...
was created beginning in 1992 by the new owner, interior designer Jacques Garcia
Jacques Garcia
Jacques Garcia, is a French architect, interior designer and garden designer, best known for his contemporary interiors of Paris hotels and restaurants.-Biography:...
. It was inspired by sketches of the original garden, long vanished, which showed the placement of the great terrace, the broderies and bousquets, and the proportions of the Carrés of Apollo
Apollo
Apollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in Greek and Roman mythology...
and Diana
Diana (mythology)
In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of the hunt and moon and birthing, being associated with wild animals and woodland, and having the power to talk to and control animals. She was equated with the Greek goddess Artemis, though she had an independent origin in Italy...
. These features were scrupulously reproduced, while the new features of the garden took their "measure and tone" from the model of the original.. The garden is listed by the French Ministry of Culture as one of the Notable Gardens of France
Notable gardens of France
The Remarkable Gardens of France is intended to be a list and description, by region, of the over two hundred gardens classified as "Jardins remarquables" by the French Ministry of Culture and the Comité des Parcs et Jardins de France...
.