| Also called Hébert castle, from the name of its last owner, it was located at the site of the shopping centre of the Three Kings. It was built at the end of the XVIII century and was bought by Armand Houbigand for his mother in 1812; he settled down there himself in 1821. Later, he decorated one of the façades with arcades taken from the demolition of the castle of Sarcus and had a neogothic tower built in the park. It is the remainders of this façade, listed Historic building in 1929, that we can still admire in the park. (The castle of Sarcus was built in 1523 near Grandvillers in Oise by Martin Chambiges, elder son of an architects' family in XV and XVI centuries; acquired by the marquis François de Grasse in 1763, his son ordered its demolition in 1835.)
When Mr Houbigand died in 1863, his castle was purchased by Mr Hébert, a stockbroker in Paris. He had an artesian well built, which supplies the lake. Mrs Hébert, who became a widow in 1893, carried on living in the estate, taking care of its maintenance (11 gardeners to maintain the park). The outbuildings included an orangery, a laundry room, caretaker's house, stables and a bandstand. On the other side of the street of Obier, there were the vegetable garden and the house of the gardener... Occupied during the war by the German troups, then neglected, it was demolished in 1968. |
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Church of Nogent-sur-oise |
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| The church dates from XI century, but the nave was rebuilt in XIII century. The church has been listed Historic building since 1842. Sculptures of XV century, carved tomb of Jean Bardeau (1632). |
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The castle is a vast middle-class residence built at the end of the century in a wooded park of a surface of nearly 10 hectares. The whole field was acquired by the city in 1982, then renovated to get a very very spacious room and rooms of various sizes on the lower floor.
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