It is a long story, because it covers 7 centuries, with famous and less famous people, happy moments and tragic ones and … memory gaps (the documents are not always there, sometimes sleeping in national Archives or lost).
The present chateau (listed in the Inventory of Historical Monuments in 1941) was built on the ruins of a castle, of which only a basement and a wall remain. With its Gothic style, it was built in the same manner as the present Rouen Courthouse (the former parliament of Normandy) or the Hotel de Bourghteroulde or even the Gaillon and Clères castles.
SUPPORT THE CHATEAU
Given the extent of the restauration work, Etelan can not be financed on its own. That’s why we seek private sponsors . You can easily contribute to the conservation of the castle, whatever your means.