Château de Pontchartrain
The Château de Pontchartrain is mainly in the municipality of Jouars-Pontchartrain within Yvelines, in the west of the Île de France region of France.
| Château de Pontchartrain | |
|---|---|
Château de Pontchartrain | |
| Former names | Pontem Cartonencem |
| General information | |
| Type | Chateau |
| Town or city | Jouars-Pontchartrain, Yvelines |
| Country | France |
| Coordinates | 48.798795°N 1.894929°E |
| Construction started | 17th century |
| Owner | Private company |
| Designations | Historical monument |
The west end of its domain (a throwback term for grounds equivalent to demesne: a personal estate of a manorial lord) beyond its ornamental lake named the Étang du Château de Pontchartrain extends into the commune to the west, Le Tremblay-sur-Mauldre. The bulk of the building is two massive wings built in the mid-seventeenth century, by order of owner Louis I Phélypeaux, Comte de Pontchartrain, who was elevated in nobility and in ministerial rank to Chancellor of France. Lake Pontchartrain in Louisiana was named after him as well as the historic Hotel Pontchartrain in New Orleans, as was Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit in Michigan (the site of modern-day Detroit) and Detroit's Hotel Pontchartrain. The main building includes a gallery, dated to between 1598 and 1609, providing communication between the two wings. Later additions include a late 19th century pavilion.