Château de Gillevoisin: A Historic Castle in France
Site at a Glance
- Rating
- 4.2
- Popularity
- Very Low
- Country
- France
- Primary era
- Early Modern
- Eras represented
- Early Modern, Modern
- Civilizations
- French
- Site type
- Domestic
- Remains
- Castle
History
Construction and Early Ownership
Château de Gillevoisin is a historic castle in Janville-sur-Juine, France, in the former region of Hurepoix within today’s Essonne department and Île-de-France region. Its construction belongs to the late sixteenth or early seventeenth century, with the principal building campaign generally placed in the first half of the seventeenth century.
The identity of the people responsible for its construction remains associated with several ownership phases. Some of the work has been linked to Jacques Amyot, a prominent French humanist and translator of classical Greek and Latin texts, who owned Gillevoisin in 1565. Other proposed contributors include Marie Brisson, daughter and heir of Barnabé Brisson, president of the Parlement of Paris, and her husband François Miron, as well as Nicolas Gobelin, who owned Gillevoisin in 1618. These attributions connect the château’s development to successive owners rather than to a single securely identified builder.
Nineteenth-Century Remodeling and Protection
The château underwent extensive remodeling during the nineteenth century, altering the building after its early modern construction. Château de Gillevoisin has been listed as a protected historic monument in France since 13 February 1969. This designation places the property within the national system for safeguarding buildings regarded as part of the country’s historic heritage.
