The Château de Castries is a château in Castries, Hérault, France.[1] [2] [3] [4]
The estate has belonged to the House of Castries since 1465.[4] In 1565, Jacques de Castries undertook the building of a new château.[2] The garden was laid out by André Le Nôtre in 1666.[1] [2] The aqueduct, to water the garden, was built by Pierre-Paul Riquet.[1] [2] [5] [3]
The main house was looted and damaged during the French Revolution of 1789[4] and was restored in 1828.[4] In 1935, it was bought back by René de La Croix de Castries.[6] In 1985, he donated the house to the Académie française.[3] It is open to the public.[1] [2]