Location type
Categories
Environment
Seaside
General presentation
The property covers 8 hectares and includes gardens, a castle with 12 bedrooms, a large oval swimming pool, a tennis court, and renovated stables that have been converted into a 3-bedroom villa. The total living space of the castle, stables building, and changing rooms is 1,543 square meters. Access to the house is via a winding driveway, and a bridge along the driveway restricts the weight of large vehicles.
Location Condition Type
Restored or Renovated
Location History
The castle was a significant property on this site in 1750 when it was used as a hunting lodge by the bishops of Brignoles. However, the octagonal tower is believed to date back to the time of François I (16th century).
In the late 19th century, Lord Alfred Paget, Chief Equerry to the Royal Household and the sixth child of the first Marquess of Anglesey, famous for leading the charge at the Battle of Waterloo, acquired the castle. His wife, Lady Cecilia Paget, was a lady-in-waiting and dressmaker to Queen Victoria, who visited the castle and planted the magnificent pine tree that shades the main terrace 132 years ago. The Paget family owned the property for nearly 100 years.
In 1953, the castle was purchased by the Douglas family from Arizona, United States, who were responsible for the construction of the large oval swimming pool in the castle's gardens.
Subsequently, the castle became the residence of the Count and Countess of Chambrun (the late Raine Spencer), the stepmother of Princess Diana, who visited it with her sons during vacations in the south of France. The castle still contains some of Raine Spencer's furniture from Althorp, the Spencer family home.
The castle is currently owned by an English family who has restored and modernized its facilities.
In the late 19th century, Lord Alfred Paget, Chief Equerry to the Royal Household and the sixth child of the first Marquess of Anglesey, famous for leading the charge at the Battle of Waterloo, acquired the castle. His wife, Lady Cecilia Paget, was a lady-in-waiting and dressmaker to Queen Victoria, who visited the castle and planted the magnificent pine tree that shades the main terrace 132 years ago. The Paget family owned the property for nearly 100 years.
In 1953, the castle was purchased by the Douglas family from Arizona, United States, who were responsible for the construction of the large oval swimming pool in the castle's gardens.
Subsequently, the castle became the residence of the Count and Countess of Chambrun (the late Raine Spencer), the stepmother of Princess Diana, who visited it with her sons during vacations in the south of France. The castle still contains some of Raine Spencer's furniture from Althorp, the Spencer family home.
The castle is currently owned by an English family who has restored and modernized its facilities.