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CHATEAU DE TERRE NEUVE

FONTENAY LE COMTE

This privately owned château is inhabited all the year round and is a listed Historic Monument.

It was built in 1580 by Nicolas Rapin, High Provost of the Constables of France and companion of Henri IV. Georges Simenon lived here from 1940 to 1943.
Featured in all the main tourist guides, it is renowned for its monumental fireplace decorated with alchemist’s symbols, its stonecarved coffered ceilings, its wood-panelling from the Château de Chambord, its gilded suns from Louis XIV’s bedchamber, its original paintings, furniture, collections and superb items of clothing from the 17th and 18th centuries.


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Opening times:
From 1st/05 to 30th/09: daily from 9:00am to 12:00pm & 2:00pm to 7:00pm.

Admission:
Adult : 6,70 €
Child: 2,60 €


Contact:
CHATEAU DE TERRE-NEUVE
85200 FONTENAY LE COMTE
tél. +33 (0)2 51 69 17 75
or +33 (0)2 51 69 99 41
fax +33 (0)2 51 50 00 83
www.chateau-terreneuve.com