Château de Bonneville

The castle of Bonneville (Bonneville)

This L-shaped set of buildings, with a park in front of it, stands opposite the church. Built at several times, using limestone ashlar from different periods, the building forms a square flanked by three square towers, one of which dates back to 1538. The beautiful façade in the traditional Mosan style invites us to discover a subtle combination of red bricks and horizontal limestone string courses. The construction of the main wing (to the north, towards the church) was undertaken at the beginning of the 17th century by Jacques Zuallart, Lord of Sclayn and Bonneville. In 1690, his son Tilman Zuallart, completely ruined by the continuation of the construction of the castle, was obliged to transfer its ownership to his main creditor the Knight Jean-Hubert de Tignee. Since then, Bonneville castle has been passed down by inheritance for ten generations as far as his direct descendant and current owner, the Knight Baudouin de Theux. An 18th-century garden, inspired by the French classical style has remained almost unchanged since it was created. It stretches over approximately three and a half acres, to the north and the west of the building.

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