The castle was confiscated by the Crown and sold in 1718 to the Princess of Conti, a legitimized daughter of Louis XIV and Louise de la Vallière. This she passes on December 24, 1718, the bare ownership to her cousin, Charles François de La Baume Le Blanc, Marquis then Duke of the Vallière, The son of the latter, Louis-César de la Baume Le Blanc de la Vallière inherited it in 1739. He received men of letters including Voltaire, Diderot, d’Alembert, and Moncrif. He made the decoration of the large cabinet or assembly fair on the ground floor on the garden, he took to find a buyer, but rented it between July 1757 and January 1759 at the Marquise de Pompadour, of which he is a friend. In November 1757, she received the Prince of Soubise on the return from the defeat of Rossbach. In 1768, passes to Henriette Françoise, wife since 1757 of Jacques Auger, Marquis de Marbeuf during the French revolution, she was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal and executed on February 5, 1794, as convinced of having desired the arrival Prussians ! The domain is seized as national property and sold by auction in 1801 to the nephew of the Marquise de Marbeuf, Pierre-Marc-Gaston of Lévis son of Gabrielle Augustine Michel who received as guest Chateaubriand. He completed the transformation of the garden in English fashion. In 1895, the current owner Sébastien Santerre sold the estate to Count Louis Cahen d’Anvers, they received there, between 1895 and 1922, Marcel Proust, Isadora Duncan, Alphonse XIII of Spain, and Paul Bourget. In 1934, his son Charles, husband of Suzanne Lévy, gave it to the State(France), and the restored home and its furniture provided that they remains in place, and that the employment and accommodation of the 63 gardeners, 18 servants, of the 11 wardrobe and the fifty employees of farms in the field be guaranteed, and issues the wish that the domain becomes a presidential residence, however, as soon as the donation, the guests of the Presidency of the Republic are received there , like the sultan of Morocco, Mohamed V, and his family in June 1939, stays which forced each time to close the castle to the public. From 1959, General de Gaulle made the Château de Champs sur Marne a residence for heads of state on an official visit in France. The interiors are fully restored. Many hosts, mainly from newly independent French -speaking Africa, were then received there by the general over ten years ! This vocation ceased definitively in 1971 and the castle was then assigned to the Ministry of Culture which is responsible for its opening for the public visits, and set up the research laboratory for historic monuments in its southwest commons.
Other things to see here, me think are the Saint-Loup Church dates from the middle of the 17c or about 1655-1660. It belongs to the city of Champs-sur-Marne since the separation of the church and the State in 1905. Thus, the romance porch of this church carries on the pediment the motto of the French Republic: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” . It is one of the many churches in France to wear this motto which, on a religious building, often surprises the visitor, The Marne river is not navigable between Neuilly-sur-Marne and Vaires-sur-Marne, because of the Noisiel dam located near the old Menier chocolate factory. Navigation goes through the Chelles Canal. The Cité Descartes is a recent district thus named in honor of the philosopher René Descartes in the heart of the Cité Descartes is the RER A Noisy-Champs train station between Champs-sur-Marne and Noisy-le-Grand. The Descartes campus brings together important schools/univ such as the National School of bridges and roads (Ponts et Chaussées), the National School of Geographic Sciences (ENSG), ESIEE Paris as well as Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University and university establishments and research like the higher school of osteopathy with its clinic.
A bit of history tell us that in the 14C to the 15C, after a short passage in the royal domain under Charles V, the lordship of Champs was sold to the house of Orgemont, then returned by alliance to the house of Montmorency. Allied of Henri III against the Catholic League of Henri de Guise, built the Fort de Gournay-sur-Marne and the adjoining dependence of Champs-sur-Marne in order to block the refueling of the leaguers during the siege of Paris. In 1726: Louis XV gathered Noisy-le-Grand, Lognes and Villiers-sur-Marne to his barony in Champs. His son had the castle gardens trace. In 1755, the castle belonged to the Duke of the Vallière. 1892: Count Louis Cahen d’Anvers acquired the castle of Champs-sur-Marne, which it had the buildings and the park restored. His family ceded it to the French State in 1935, In 1944: Liberation of Champs-sur-Marne, In August, 1959-1969: General de Gaulle receives numerous heads of state (especially African) at the château de Champs-sur-Marne.
The City of Champs sur Marne on the castle : https://www.ville-champssurmarne.fr/index.php/actu/actualites/le-chateau
The National Monuments Center of France on the castle : https://www.chateau-champs-sur-marne.fr/en
The parks and gardens of France on the castle/garden of Champs sur Marne : https://www.parcsetjardins.fr/jardins/852-chateau-de-champs-sur-marne
The Île de France region tourist office on the castle : https://www.visitparisregion.com/en/chateau-de-champs-sur-marne
The local Valley of the Marne (77) tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme-pvm.fr/en/apidae/fiche/688226/chateau-champs-sur-marne
The Seine et Marne dept 77 tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme-seine-et-marne.fr/visiter-decouvrir/688226-chateau-de-champs-sur-marne/#
There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my belle France, driving all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on this is Champs sur Marne as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!! This is Champs sur Marne !!!
We have walked/driven in the area and would like to have an imprint in my blog on the wonderful towns of my belle France, There is so much to see , doing my best, and glad found me these older paper pictures which now transposing in my blog for you and me, The pictures are old ,so the quality may not as good but the memories are forever, Therefore, here is my take on this is Champs sur Marne !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.
The City of Champs-sur-Marne is in the historic province of Brie, located in the dept no 77 of Seine-et-Marne in the Île-de-France region of my belle France. It is 24 km from Paris, 25 km from Disneyland Paris by the A4 highway sortie/exit 10, my dear Meaux is 33 km away, 49 km from Versailles, and 491 km from my current house, Internally, you can access it on the A 199 road to Noisiel , Torcy ,and Noisy-le-Grand
You must come here (and me more) for the château de Champs-sur-Marne built near a loop of the Marne river between 1703 and 1707. The accomplished French women pleasure house of the early 18C, with its “U” plan with two short wings on the Honor Court to the South and its rotunda on the garden in the North, it testifies to the evolution of society towards the search for more comfort. It has a park of 85 hectares which combines French and English garden, and labeled remarkable garden. Rare fact, the estate has both a garden and a castle in very good condition. The construction was completed in 1707. French gardens were created around 1710. pic view from the garden.
The castle was confiscated by the Crown and sold in 1718 to the Princess of Conti, a legitimized daughter of Louis XIV and Louise de la Vallière. This she passes on December 24, 1718, the bare ownership to her cousin, Charles François de La Baume Le Blanc, Marquis then Duke of the Vallière, The son of the latter, Louis-César de la Baume Le Blanc de la Vallière inherited it in 1739. He received men of letters including Voltaire, Diderot, d’Alembert, and Moncrif. He made the decoration of the large cabinet or assembly fair on the ground floor on the garden, he took to find a buyer, but rented it between July 1757 and January 1759 at the Marquise de Pompadour, of which he is a friend. In November 1757, she received the Prince of Soubise on the return from the defeat of Rossbach. In 1768, passes to Henriette Françoise, wife since 1757 of Jacques Auger, Marquis de Marbeuf during the French revolution, she was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal and executed on February 5, 1794, as convinced of having desired the arrival Prussians ! The domain is seized as national property and sold by auction in 1801 to the nephew of the Marquise de Marbeuf, Pierre-Marc-Gaston of Lévis son of Gabrielle Augustine Michel who received as guest Chateaubriand. He completed the transformation of the garden in English fashion. In 1895, the current owner Sébastien Santerre sold the estate to Count Louis Cahen d’Anvers, they received there, between 1895 and 1922, Marcel Proust, Isadora Duncan, Alphonse XIII of Spain, and Paul Bourget. In 1934, his son Charles, husband of Suzanne Lévy, gave it to the State(France), and the restored home and its furniture provided that they remains in place, and that the employment and accommodation of the 63 gardeners, 18 servants, of the 11 wardrobe and the fifty employees of farms in the field be guaranteed, and issues the wish that the domain becomes a presidential residence, however, as soon as the donation, the guests of the Presidency of the Republic are received there , like the sultan of Morocco, Mohamed V, and his family in June 1939, stays which forced each time to close the castle to the public. From 1959, General de Gaulle made the Château de Champs sur Marne a residence for heads of state on an official visit in France. The interiors are fully restored. Many hosts, mainly from newly independent French -speaking Africa, were then received there by the general over ten years ! This vocation ceased definitively in 1971 and the castle was then assigned to the Ministry of Culture which is responsible for its opening for the public visits, and set up the research laboratory for historic monuments in its southwest commons.
Other things to see here, me think are the Saint-Loup Church dates from the middle of the 17c or about 1655-1660. It belongs to the city of Champs-sur-Marne since the separation of the church and the State in 1905. Thus, the romance porch of this church carries on the pediment the motto of the French Republic: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” . It is one of the many churches in France to wear this motto which, on a religious building, often surprises the visitor, The Marne river is not navigable between Neuilly-sur-Marne and Vaires-sur-Marne, because of the Noisiel dam located near the old Menier chocolate factory. Navigation goes through the Chelles Canal. The Cité Descartes is a recent district thus named in honor of the philosopher René Descartes in the heart of the Cité Descartes is the RER A Noisy-Champs train station between Champs-sur-Marne and Noisy-le-Grand. The Descartes campus brings together important schools/univ such as the National School of bridges and roads (Ponts et Chaussées), the National School of Geographic Sciences (ENSG), ESIEE Paris as well as Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University and university establishments and research like the higher school of osteopathy with its clinic.
A bit of history tell us that in the 14C to the 15C, after a short passage in the royal domain under Charles V, the lordship of Champs was sold to the house of Orgemont, then returned by alliance to the house of Montmorency. Allied of Henri III against the Catholic League of Henri de Guise, built the Fort de Gournay-sur-Marne and the adjoining dependence of Champs-sur-Marne in order to block the refueling of the leaguers during the siege of Paris. In 1726: Louis XV gathered Noisy-le-Grand, Lognes and Villiers-sur-Marne to his barony in Champs. His son had the castle gardens trace. In 1755, the castle belonged to the Duke of the Vallière. 1892: Count Louis Cahen d’Anvers acquired the castle of Champs-sur-Marne, which it had the buildings and the park restored. His family ceded it to the French State in 1935, In 1944: Liberation of Champs-sur-Marne, In August, 1959-1969: General de Gaulle receives numerous heads of state (especially African) at the château de Champs-sur-Marne.
The City of Champs sur Marne on the castle : https://www.ville-champssurmarne.fr/index.php/actu/actualites/le-chateau
The National Monuments Center of France on the castle : https://www.chateau-champs-sur-marne.fr/en
The parks and gardens of France on the castle/garden of Champs sur Marne : https://www.parcsetjardins.fr/jardins/852-chateau-de-champs-sur-marne
The Île de France region tourist office on the castle : https://www.visitparisregion.com/en/chateau-de-champs-sur-marne
The local Valley of the Marne (77) tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme-pvm.fr/en/apidae/fiche/688226/chateau-champs-sur-marne
The Seine et Marne dept 77 tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme-seine-et-marne.fr/visiter-decouvrir/688226-chateau-de-champs-sur-marne/#
There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my belle France, driving all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on this is Champs sur Marne as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!
The castle was confiscated by the Crown and sold in 1718 to the Princess of Conti, a legitimized daughter of Louis XIV and Louise de la Vallière. This she passes on December 24, 1718, the bare ownership to her cousin, Charles François de La Baume Le Blanc, Marquis then Duke of the Vallière, The son of the latter, Louis-César de la Baume Le Blanc de la Vallière inherited it in 1739. He received men of letters including Voltaire, Diderot, d’Alembert, and Moncrif. He made the decoration of the large cabinet or assembly fair on the ground floor on the garden, he took to find a buyer, but rented it between July 1757 and January 1759 at the Marquise de Pompadour, of which he is a friend. In November 1757, she received the Prince of Soubise on the return from the defeat of Rossbach. In 1768, passes to Henriette Françoise, wife since 1757 of Jacques Auger, Marquis de Marbeuf during the French revolution, she was sentenced to death by the Revolutionary Tribunal and executed on February 5, 1794, as convinced of having desired the arrival Prussians ! The domain is seized as national property and sold by auction in 1801 to the nephew of the Marquise de Marbeuf, Pierre-Marc-Gaston of Lévis son of Gabrielle Augustine Michel who received as guest Chateaubriand. He completed the transformation of the garden in English fashion. In 1895, the current owner Sébastien Santerre sold the estate to Count Louis Cahen d’Anvers, they received there, between 1895 and 1922, Marcel Proust, Isadora Duncan, Alphonse XIII of Spain, and Paul Bourget. In 1934, his son Charles, husband of Suzanne Lévy, gave it to the State(France), and the restored home and its furniture provided that they remains in place, and that the employment and accommodation of the 63 gardeners, 18 servants, of the 11 wardrobe and the fifty employees of farms in the field be guaranteed, and issues the wish that the domain becomes a presidential residence, however, as soon as the donation, the guests of the Presidency of the Republic are received there , like the sultan of Morocco, Mohamed V, and his family in June 1939, stays which forced each time to close the castle to the public. From 1959, General de Gaulle made the Château de Champs sur Marne a residence for heads of state on an official visit in France. The interiors are fully restored. Many hosts, mainly from newly independent French -speaking Africa, were then received there by the general over ten years ! This vocation ceased definitively in 1971 and the castle was then assigned to the Ministry of Culture which is responsible for its opening for the public visits, and set up the research laboratory for historic monuments in its southwest commons.
Other things to see here, me think are the Saint-Loup Church dates from the middle of the 17c or about 1655-1660. It belongs to the city of Champs-sur-Marne since the separation of the church and the State in 1905. Thus, the romance porch of this church carries on the pediment the motto of the French Republic: “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” . It is one of the many churches in France to wear this motto which, on a religious building, often surprises the visitor, The Marne river is not navigable between Neuilly-sur-Marne and Vaires-sur-Marne, because of the Noisiel dam located near the old Menier chocolate factory. Navigation goes through the Chelles Canal. The Cité Descartes is a recent district thus named in honor of the philosopher René Descartes in the heart of the Cité Descartes is the RER A Noisy-Champs train station between Champs-sur-Marne and Noisy-le-Grand. The Descartes campus brings together important schools/univ such as the National School of bridges and roads (Ponts et Chaussées), the National School of Geographic Sciences (ENSG), ESIEE Paris as well as Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée University and university establishments and research like the higher school of osteopathy with its clinic.
A bit of history tell us that in the 14C to the 15C, after a short passage in the royal domain under Charles V, the lordship of Champs was sold to the house of Orgemont, then returned by alliance to the house of Montmorency. Allied of Henri III against the Catholic League of Henri de Guise, built the Fort de Gournay-sur-Marne and the adjoining dependence of Champs-sur-Marne in order to block the refueling of the leaguers during the siege of Paris. In 1726: Louis XV gathered Noisy-le-Grand, Lognes and Villiers-sur-Marne to his barony in Champs. His son had the castle gardens trace. In 1755, the castle belonged to the Duke of the Vallière. 1892: Count Louis Cahen d’Anvers acquired the castle of Champs-sur-Marne, which it had the buildings and the park restored. His family ceded it to the French State in 1935, In 1944: Liberation of Champs-sur-Marne, In August, 1959-1969: General de Gaulle receives numerous heads of state (especially African) at the château de Champs-sur-Marne.
The City of Champs sur Marne on the castle : https://www.ville-champssurmarne.fr/index.php/actu/actualites/le-chateau
The National Monuments Center of France on the castle : https://www.chateau-champs-sur-marne.fr/en
The parks and gardens of France on the castle/garden of Champs sur Marne : https://www.parcsetjardins.fr/jardins/852-chateau-de-champs-sur-marne
The Île de France region tourist office on the castle : https://www.visitparisregion.com/en/chateau-de-champs-sur-marne
The local Valley of the Marne (77) tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme-pvm.fr/en/apidae/fiche/688226/chateau-champs-sur-marne
The Seine et Marne dept 77 tourist office on the castle : https://www.tourisme-seine-et-marne.fr/visiter-decouvrir/688226-chateau-de-champs-sur-marne/#
There you go folks, a dandy area to explore and enjoy with the family, Memorable moments in my belle France, driving all over in my road warrior trails brings out sublime awesome spots with nice memorable family visits of yesteryear always remember and always looking forward to be back, eventually. Again hope you enjoy the post on this is Champs sur Marne as I.
And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!! 
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