Château d'Augerville

Augerville-la-Rivière, France

The Château d'Augerville site is first mentioned in a charter from 1119. From 1207 onwards, Augerville was a stronghold for Philippe d'Augerville and his son Louis. There they built a château fort flanked by a pigeonnier.

After the Hundred Years' War, the castle was a ruin by the time it was purchased by Jacques Cœur, a merchant and major financier of King Charles VII, in 1452. Cœur had little time to enjoy the property, as he was put on trial for royal embezzlement and sentenced to exile, where he died in 1456. All of his property was confiscated by the crown.

After another period of abandonment, it was bought in 1644 by Jean Perrault de Montevrault, who had the facades of the château and apartments restored and added two detached wings, a new pigeonnier, a new barn, and created a forecourt surrounded by estate buildings.

Today Château d'Augerville is a luxury hotel, complete with a golf course.

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Founded: 13th century
Category: Castles and fortifications in France
Historical period: Late Capetians (France)

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Milan Blazek (4 months ago)
Awesome luxury place with Michelin quality restaurant, with attached golf course. Great retreat for all golf and good food lovers.
Simon (6 months ago)
Stayed here for two nights. Rooms were lovely and the location is absolutely stunning! Golf course is well kept but by not necessarily a premium course. Restaurant is nice with a great presentation but unfortunately not priceworthy or living up to the five star rating hence only four star. Would definitely recommend going here for a chill golf or romantic getaway.
Sea Spray Hm (10 months ago)
We did not stay in the hotel but paid for use of the spa facilities. We absolutely loved our spa experience! Staff were friendly and helpful. Afterwards we had lunch on the terrace. The food was delicious, service impeccable! We would highly recommend and hope to return one day.
Daniel Oblath (2 years ago)
Definitely not a 5* experience at this property! We booked a 3 night stay and only stayed one night since this was absolutely not what we had expected for a supposedly 5 star experience. This was supposed to be a spa trip with my mother and it turned out to be far from relaxing. We were sold a stay at a Château and ended up 300 meters from the Chateau because all the « good rooms » were given to a corporate group and they no longer had rooms at their main property. We purchased a 3 day spa package only to find out the spa was closed on the day of our arrival. This was disappointing especially since the room we were given was not clean and felt very stuffy (photos included). We could not stay there another night.
Kayman (2 years ago)
It will be one of my favourite hotels to visit frequently when going to France. 45 mins from Paris what a treat this place is. Huge property with amazing rooms with high ceilings and 1800 architecture. Beautiful golf course and excellent Spa in the middle of nowhere. What a serene place this is. Friendly staff and excellent service. Big rooms which are hard to find in Europe and this place was a treat. Great place to stay if you have your own car outside Paris
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