| Château d'Orquevaux | |
| Building Type: | Château |
| Architectural Style: | Napoleon III style |
| Address: | 18 Grande Rue Orquevaux 52700 |
| Location Town: | Orquevaux |
| Location Country: | France |
Chateau de Orquevaux (in French pronounced as /ʃɑ.to də‿ɔʁkəvo/) is a French château and a historical landmark.[1] 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.
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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.
| Chateau d'Orquevaux Genealogy |
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| 1810–1911 Caroillon de Vandeul |
| 1911–1918 Baron Le Vavasseur |
| 1918–1987 Rothea and de Saint-Exupery (by marriage) |
| 1987–2002 Scheftsik |
| 2002–present Ziggy Attias family |
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.
Château Orquevaux is a private residence now owned by the Attias family.[3]