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Château d'Orquevaux
Main facade of the Château d'Orquevaux
General information
Type	Château
Architectural style	Napoleon III style
Address	18 Grande Rue Orquevaux 52700
Town or city	Orquevaux
Country	France

Chateau de Orquevaux (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ.to də‿ɔʁkəvo]) is a French château and a historical landmark. It is a private home and an international Artists & Writers residency. It is located in Orquevaux—a commune in the Haute-Marne department, Champagne-Ardenne in north-eastern France.

History

In the 1760s Abel Caroillon de Vandeul acquired the Chateau and surrounding grounds, as well as a farm, furnace, and metal forge. His son Denis was a master blacksmith and French politician. After Abel Caroillon de Vandeul's acquisition of these properties, his son Denis managed the forge in Orquevaux.

• Denis Diderot—Philosopher (1713–1784)
• Marie-Angelique Diderot (1753–1824)

On September 9, 1772 the daughter of Denis Diderot (1713–1784) Marie-Angelique Diderot(1753–1824) married Abel Nicolas Francois Caroillon du Vandeul (1746–1813). Abel and Marie had 2 children: Anne Marie, who died at infancy, and Denis Simon (1775–1850), who was named after his grandfather. The Caroillon du Vandeul family operated the metal forge and stove for around 100 years. It closed in the mid-nineteenth century.

The original Chateau d'Orquevaux was built in the early 1700s in the style of Louis XV. For his uncle Charles Denis (Albert) du Vandeul, Le Baron Jacques Le Vavasseur worked with the architect to design and build the present chateau as a hunting lodge including the Parc grounds, and outbuildings in the style of Napoleon III.

Vintage Postcards gallery

• Le Chateau d’Orquevaux (circa 1923)edition AA.
• Chateau Levavasseur, photo credit: Vve Huget (circa 1909)
• Boathouse Orquevaux - Le Pavillon, de Peche
• Parc, Orquevaux - Un Coin du Parc photo credit: Vve Hugot - Cliche A. H. (circa 1907)
• Stables with Staff, Ecuries du Chateau de M. Le Baron Levavasseur. (circa 1905)
• ORQUEVAUX View from the hill behind with the chateau in the distance.

Present time

Château Orquevaux is a private residence now owned by the Attias family. The Chateâu is predominantly used as an artist and writer residency hosting an international arrays of artists from around the world.

Gallery

Exterior

• The Chateau de Orquevaux
• The Stables
• The Park to the Chateau
• Boathouse
• The main Gatehouse and the main entrance
• Kennel
• The South Gatehouese

Interior

• The Hunting Salon
• Hunting Salon, Second hall
• The stairs
• The Living room

References

1. "Artist & Writers Residency France | France | Chateau Orquevaux". chateau-orquevaux. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
2. "HISTORY | Chateau Orquevaux | France". chateau-orquevaux. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
3. "owner of Chateau". Archived from the original on 20 December 2018.

• Flammarion, Camille The Unknown
• Carl Edward Glock(1918)History of the 316th Regiment of Infantry in the World War, 1918
• "Baron LEVAVASSEUR"
• "Stables Blueprint 1878"
• "Soiree-Chateao D'Orquevaux 1896"
• The life of Denis Diderot and family tree , "La vie Denis Diderot"

48°17′55″N 5°23′44″E / 48.29865°N 5.39545°E / 48.29865; 5.39545

• Châteaux in Haute-Marne