The Estate and Park


	A distinctive monument sits surrounded by flowers at the head of the driveway to the château. The sign guides you down this long road between rows of beautiful trees until you reach the open vista and your destination. The estate includes the château, the gates and maison de chasse. Of course, sheep grazing on the lawns of the château complete the picture of a French country estate.
	The fine Eglise de Sommesnil at the entrance, the Medici Gates dating from the time the château was a royal hunting lodge, the Maison de Chasse, and other buildings that line the wall along the road all add to the interest and provide a sense of the history of this fine estate. The château at night is quite dramatic. It was built in the 18th century and is a grand residence, perfect today for those who want to rent it on a weekly basis to immerse themselves in French château life. The château sits above the valley in the region known as the Pays de Caux, a large part of this département that is a chalk plateau north of the Seine estuary and reaching to the cliffs on the Channel's Alabaster Coast (Côte d'Albâtre). Since 2009, this coast has been designated a Natura 2000 site ~ an ecological network of protected areas in the European Union.
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