Château de Chavaniac-Lafayette
Le bourg, 43230 Chavaniac-Lafayette, Haute-Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
- Haute-Loire
- Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This manorial house, old(former) strong house of the XIVth century, was rebuilt at the beginning of the XVIIIth century then restored by the marquess of Lafayette at the end of the XVIIIth century. The Memorial Lafayette procèdera association in its refitting(reorganisation) at the beginning of the XXth century. It is in these places that the marquess of Lafayette, heroin of both worlds, was born in 1757, and spent his childhood. The castle will be the ownership of an American association, Memorial Lafayette, from 1917 till 2008\. It is a departmental property since 2009\. The castle is at the heart of a 3 hectare park, done up by the founder of the association (John Moffat) by drawing inspiration from gardens of Albert Kahn. A muséographie redraws big(great) stages of the life of the general and his close friends, and allows to discover a rare collection of 14 panels(signs) of wallpaper, elements of decorations(sets) of the XVIIIth century. The castle of Chavaniac-Lafayette possesses the label "House of the Famous".
Tags
Château, hôtel urbain, palais, manoir, Espace naturel, parc, jardin, Jardin remarquable & Maison des illustres